The visit of Pope Francis to Azerbaijan has a great meaning, said Azerbaijan’s President Ilham Aliyev Oct.2.
Ilham Aliyev made the remarks during the meeting of Pope Francis with government representatives, society and diplomatic corps at the Heydar Aliyev Center.
“Your Holiness, Pope Francis. Dear guests, ladies and gentlemen. Your Holiness, first of all, I sincerely greet you in Azerbaijan and welcome your delegation,” said President Aliyev.
“During the meeting in Vatican last year, I invited you to Azerbaijan and I am very glad that you accepted my invitation and visited our country,” said Ilham Aliyev. “This visit has a great meaning. This is a historic visit.”
President Aliyev noted that this visit will make a great contribution to the development of relations between Vatican and Azerbaijan.
“This visit is important for the entire humanity, because it also shows that the dialogue among civilizations exists, continues and is getting stronger and we try to give a new impetus to this dialogue,” said Ilham Aliyev.
The relations between Vatican and Azerbaijan have been developing successfully for 24 years, said the president, adding that high level reciprocal official visits have been paid.
“An exhibition dedicated to Azerbaijan was held in Vatican museums in 2012 on the occasion of the 20th anniversary of our relations. Azerbaijani exhibition was the first exhibition of a Muslim country,” said President Aliyev.
“At the same time, our relations are supported by public organizations. Vatican’s Saint Marcellino and Pietro`s Catacombs were opened in February 2015 after the major overhaul and repair work with support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation, which is the largest non-governmental organization in the South Caucasus,” he added.
Pope`s Azerbaijan visit important for entire humanity - President
02 October 2016
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