President Aliyev: Strengthening of Islamic solidarity among Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities

President Aliyev: Strengthening of Islamic solidarity among Azerbaijan’s foreign policy priorities
# 31 May 2018 11:10 (UTC +04:00)

Azerbaijan supports resolutions and decisions that meet the interests of all Muslim countries in international organizations, and has been the initiator of many of them, said Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev.

He made the remarks on Thursday during a meeting with heads of diplomatic missions and ambassadors of Muslim countries to Azerbaijan on the occasion of month of Ramadan, APA reports.

The head of state noted that the Organization of Islamic Cooperation welcomes Azerbaijan’s activities in this direction.

"[The OIC] has repeatedly stated that Azerbaijan plays a very important role in terms of Islamic solidarity,” said President Aliyev, emphasizing that strengthening of Islamic solidarity is one of the main priorities of Azerbaijan’s foreign policy.

“We are an active OIC member. As you know, last year was declared the ‘Year of Islamic Solidarity’ in Azerbaijan. The 4th Islamic Solidarity Games was held in Baku with the participation of Muslim countries. These games were not just a sporting event, but also a demonstration of unity of the Islamic world, so we must work to unite the Islamic world further," he added.

The president said that this year Nakhchivan, an ancient Azerbaijani city, was declared the ‘capital of the Islamic culture.’

"It is now the second time that an Azerbaijani city has been granted this honorable title. Baku was the first to be granted this title. This makes us very happy. It shows that the entire Muslim world recognizes Nakhchivan as ancient Azerbaijani land, Muslim land,” he said.

Azerbaijani monuments located in Nakhchivan are of great importance for all Muslim community, President Aliyev noted.

“As you know, Azerbaijan also plays an important role in the representation of Islam culture in the world. Exhibitions, presentations, other cultural events held in many European countries promote Islamic culture, embody Islamic values. We will further continue this policy,” the head of state added.

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