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Nobert Yevdayev: There is no fact on violence against Jews in Azerbaijani history

17 April 2007 10:26 (UTC +04:00)

â€œEveryone knows Azerbaijanisâ€™ tolerance. Jews always lived in atmosphere of friendship relations and mutual understanding. Tolerance and friendship relations between Azerbaijanis and Jews in the period when anti-Semitism is escalating in the most of â€˜civilizedâ€™ European countries is a unique event. The establishment of Israel-Azerbaijan International Association is a splendid example of this atmosphere,â€ Nobert Yevdayev, chief of Cultural Fund of Azerbaijani Mountain Jews in the US told the APA Israel bureau.
Yevdayev participated in the constituent conference of Israel-Azerbaijan International Association in Tel Aviv. He said that Azerbaijanis always respected Jewish culture. He said there is no single fact on violence against Jews in Azerbaijani history.
â€œAzerbaijanis highly appreciate Jewish communityâ€™s contribution to the development of Azerbaijan,â€ he said.
Noting that the newly-established association will serve establishment of friendship relations between Israel and Azerbaijan, Yevdayev especially stressed uniting of Jews and Azerbaijanis in this association. /APA/