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President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev received ambassadors of Muslim countries in Baku on the occasion of Holy Ramadan

17 September 2008 16:59 (UTC +04:00)

Baku â€“APA. On September 17 President Ilham Aliyev has received ambassadors of Muslim countries in Baku on the occasion of upcoming Ramadan Holiday, press service of the President told APA. The president congratulated the diplomats on Holy Ramadan and asked to deliver his sincere wishes to the heads of states and governments of their countries. President Ilham Aliyev said Azerbaijani people always celebrated this holy holiday, which started to be celebrated officially after that the country reached its independence. Independent Azerbaijan established diplomatic relations with all countries, including Muslim countries at the high level. The president highly appreciated the cooperation within the international organizations. He emphasized the successful cooperation with the Organization of Islamic Conference and said it was important to strengthen Islamic solidarity.
President Aliyev spoke about the successful development of Azerbaijan and touched upon the Armenian-Azerbaijan Nagorno Karabakh conflict. He said despite that Azerbaijan tried to solve the problem through negotiations, there were no results yet. â€œThis problem should be solved within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and occupied lands should be liberatedâ€.
Iraqi ambassador to Azerbaijan Arshad Omar Ismayil congratulated the Azerbaijani president on the occasion of upcoming Ramadan Holiday on behalf of the ambassadors. He said they witnessed how Azerbaijan became an economic and cultural center of the South Caucasus and successful policy led to the strong economic development in the country. Stability and security in Azerbaijan increases its importance for the Caucasian region. â€œAzerbaijan is a tolerant country where representatives of different faiths live comfortably. Muslim countries are always supporting Azerbaijan. All Muslim countries advocate for the solution to Nagorno Karabakh conflict within the territorial integrity of Azerbaijan and the norms of international lawâ€.