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By Aisha Jabbarova

Head of US-based Foundation for Ethnic Understanding Marc Schneier has thanked President Ilham Aliyev for the conditions created in Azerbaijan for the Jewish community along with representatives of other religious and ethnic communities, Azertag reported.

Schneier made the remarks in a video conference meeting with Aliyev on February 3.

Emphasizing that the largest Jewish community among Muslim countries lives in Azerbaijan, Marc Schneier hailed President Ilham Aliyev's attention and care for Jews, along with other communities.

In turn, President Aliyev described Jews as valuable citizens of Azerbaijan, saying that they, like representatives of other religious and ethnic communities, have lived in the country for centuries in an atmosphere of kindness, brotherhood and friendship.

The sides also exchanged views on prospects for Azerbaijan-US relations in the field of intercultural dialogue.

Azerbaijan has a large Jewish community that live mostly in capital Baku and northern Quba district.

Krasnaya Sloboda (Red village), a Jewish settlement in Quba, is home to the country's largest community of Mountain Jews and one of the largest Jewish populations in the former Soviet Union. Azerbaijan also has the largest synagogue in the South Caucasus.

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