The President said that the national and spiritual values are above all: "We are committed to our religious and national values. On this solid foundation we are building a modern state, modern Azerbaijan. Independent, free Azerbaijan has managed adequately this great work. From today, all appropriate ceremonies can be held in the mosque.
Azerbaijani government is committed to its past. In Azerbaijan, all the religious monuments are restored and repaired. In Soviet times, Azerbaijan had 17 mosques in total but now their number is closer to 1,800. It shows that even in Soviet times, they were not able to kill faith in the hearts of the people. Azerbaijani people preserved and prevented the respect and love to holy religion in the heart. "
President Aliyev noted that the restoration and construction of mosques is a government policy: "We will continue to follow this path, and all the religious monuments will be restored and is restored. I should note that in the last ten years more than 200 mosques have been built and more than 80 mosques have been renovated.
Currently, religious and historical monument “Imamazada”, which is very important to our people, undergoes restoration. The largest mosque in Azerbaijan is built in Binagadi district of Baku,. "
The Head of State also talked about the contributions made by Azerbaijan to the Islamic solidarity: "We intend to build a very cordial relationship with all Muslim countries. In fact, we did it. We are taking practical steps to strengthen Islamic solidarity. Azerbaijan is an active member of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Azerbaijan is making necessary contribution to the activities of this organization. The Organization of Islamic Cooperation highly appreciates the work done in Azerbaijan in the sphere of religion.
We must strive to continue to strengthen Islamic solidarity, enhance communication between Muslim countries. Recently, an important event on the ministerial level has been organized Baku via the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. These activities are gradually increasing. At the same time, Azerbaijan held a variety of humanitarian forums. A summit of the leaders of world religions was held. At the end of this month, it is scheduled to hold a forum on intercultural dialogue. It means that Azerbaijan has become a center of tolerance on the world map. The representatives of all religions live in Azerbaijan, and will live as one family. There has never been and I'm sure there will not be any confrontation, any confusion in Azerbaijan on religious or ethnic grounds. "
Azerbaijani President also expressed his concerns about some processes occurring in the world, “the unfair treatment is manifested against the religion of Islam. In some countries, there is the growing trend of Islamophobia”.
Islam - a religion of mercy. We must seek practical steps to bring to the world full and fair information about the Islamic religion. I can say that Azerbaijan has implemented comprehensive measures in this direction. In September last year, the largest museum in the world - in Paris' Louvre Museum opened section of the Islamic culture. Azerbaijan gave its support to the creation of this section. In essence, this is our contribution to the whole Islamic culture. At the same time, an exhibition of a Muslim country was held in Vatican a few months ago for the first time. And it was the Azerbaijani exhibition. That is, we want and need to work together to try to bring meaningful information to the world about the Islamic culture and values. In some cases, there are deliberately created false impression on Muslims. At times, the media play a role in exacerbating this problem. "
In his speech, the President touched upon the Nagorno-Karabakh problem, "Currently Shusha mosque, Agdam mosque and other mosques are in a dilapidated condition which locates in the occupied territories. But the day will come and we will restore these mosques. We will restore Shusha mosque, Agdam mosque and other mosques under occupation. We will drive out the invaders from Azerbaijani territories. Azerbaijani flag will flutter in Shusha, Khankendi, in occupied lands. I am sure that this day will come. All the Azerbaijani society, all citizens of Azerbaijan have to beat at one point to hasten that day. We need to strengthen our country, to fully develop it. We are restoring historical justice.
Today Azerbaijan is free and independent. Independent Azerbaijan is able to protect its historic past and look to the future with confidence. "
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