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OIC always supports Azerbaijan's fair position on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Secretary General [PHOTO]

2 November 2017 17:58 (UTC+04:00)
OIC always supports Azerbaijan's fair position on Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, says Secretary General [PHOTO]

By Rashid Shirinov

The Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) always supports Azerbaijan’s just position on the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, said OIC Secretary General Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen.

He made the remarks in Jeddah at a meeting with Mubariz Gurbanli, Chairman of Azerbaijan’s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, the Committee reported on November 2.

During the meeting, the sides noted the high level of relations between Azerbaijan and OIC, held a wide exchange of views on expanding cooperation and other issues of mutual interest.

Gurbanli noted that Azerbaijan as a member of the OIC is distinguished by its initiative, always fulfills its obligations and conducts work in accordance with the principles of the organization.

He also stressed that in all international organizations where Azerbaijan is represented, the country protects both its own state interests, and the Islamic culture, and the common interests of the Islamic world.

The head of the State Committee further said that Azerbaijan’s experience in the relations between the state and religion can serve as an example for other countries. Gurbanli also noted that representatives of all religions live in peace and tranquility in Azerbaijan, and the country contributes to interreligious dialogue and deepened partnership.

Noting that this year was declared the Year of Islamic Solidarity in Azerbaijan, Gurbanli informed Al-Othaimeen about numerous activities that the State Committee and the Caucasian Muslims Office held and to be carried out in future, both in Azerbaijan and internationally. In this context, the head of the State Committee invited Al-Othaimeen to the final international conference to be held in December.

OIC Secretary General, in turn, remembered his visit to Azerbaijan in May this year, and stressed the unambiguous and unchanging position of the OIC on the Armenian-Azerbaijani Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, saying that the organization always supports Azerbaijan's fair position in this issue.

The head of OIC also noted that the growth of Islamophobic trends in the world is troubling the Islamic states, and stressed in this regard the importance for Muslim states to work in a single direction.

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Rashid Shirinov is AzerNews’ staff journalist, follow him on Twitter: @RashidShirinov

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