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Allahshukur Pashazadeh addresses the head of Turkeyâ€™s office of religious affairs

09 April 2009 14:50 (UTC +04:00)

Baku. Kamala Guliyevaâ€“APA. Chairman of Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikh-al-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh addressed the head of Turkeyâ€™s Office of Religious Affairs Ali Bardakoglu, APA reports. â€œRecent reports on the opening of Turkey-Armenia borders and restoration of diplomatic relations between the two countries deeply concern the Azerbaijani Muslims. The question is about the issue, which could have decisive impact on the solution to Karabakh conflict, the vitally important issue for every Azerbaijani Muslim. We have to express our resolute and univocal position. Azerbaijan was proud of Turkeyâ€™s actions 16 years ago to close borders with Armenia in a protest against false â€œgenocideâ€ claims and occupation of Karabakh by Armenia, but now probability of the opening of borders makes Azerbaijan regretful and aggrievedâ€.

Azerbaijan-Turkey friendship based not only on the diplomatic relations, but on the unity of historic roots, religions, languages, said Pashazadeh. The Azerbaijani People calls on Turkey, the leading country of the Islamic world, historic defender of the Islamic values, not to make such action and to continue its mission to be pride of Turkic-Islamic world. â€œOur holy religion suggest to punish oppressor and to struggle until the victory of justice. The Azerbaijani Muslims believe that Azerbaijan and Turkey will defeat the oppression and injustice together, to force the enemy to leave its accursed claims and to end the occupation. Otherwise assisting the oppressors to avoid the punishment will lead them to other crimesâ€.