Azerbaijan’s interfaith delegation meets elected officials of California
By Trend
As part of their visit to San Francisco, the interfaith delegation representing Muslim, Christian and Jewish faith communities of Azerbaijan, led by Mubariz Gurbanli, the Chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations of the Republic of Azerbaijan, met with Norman Yee, Member of the San Francisco Board of Supervisors, on May 16, 2018, and Jerry Hill, California State Senator on May 18, 2018, Azerbaijan’s Consulate General in Los Angeles told Trend.
Consul General of Azerbaijan in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev
participated at the meetings.
Members of the delegation also visited the Presidio Chapel, Grace
Cathedral and Sherith Israel Synagogue in San Francisco, and got
acquainted with their activities.
During the meetings, Azerbaijan’s ancient traditions of
multiculturalism and multi-faith tolerance and harmony were
discussed. It was also stressed that people of different ethnic and
religious backgrounds have been living together in peace, dignity
and mutual respect in Azerbaijan, and these traditions have already
been elevated to the level of state policy in the country.
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