Present at the ceremony were Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli, Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Dan Stav, Azerbaijani Ambassador to the US Elin Suleymanov, leaders of various religious communities in Azerbaijan, Ambassadors of the U.S., Russia, Kyrgyzstan and several other countries, MPs and representatives of the Jewish community.
Representatives of the Jewish community expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijani family for the givt.
Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Mubariz Gurbanli highlighted that leaders of all religious confessions in Azerbaijan attend the ceremony.
“I don’t believe there is such a tradition in any world country. Azerbaijan, as a secular state, respects all confessions. This is a manifestation of tolerance of the Azerbaijani people. The Jews are one of the ancient inhabitants of Azerbaijan”, he said.
Israeli Ambassador to Azerbaijan Dan Stav stressed the great importance of the day for the Jewish people. According to him, Azerbaijan`s model of multiculturalism is exemplary for the whole world.
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