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By Mushvig Mehdiyev

Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office Sheik-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade was presented the Francysk Skaryna Order of Belarus.

Addressing the welcome reception held by the Caucasus Muslims Office in honor of the participants of the International Conference on Strengthening Religious Tolerance in Baku, Belarusian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Nikolai Paskevich said President Alexander Lukashenko has signed a decree to present the Order of Francysk Skaryna to Allahshukur Pashazade.

Allahshukur Pashazade was awarded for his significant contributions to develop interstate dialogue between Azerbaijan and Belarus, as well as for his activity to expand trade, economic, and cultural relations, and strengthening interreligious agreement between the two countries, he said.

Later, Paskevich presented the award to the Head of the Caucasus Muslims Office.

Pashazade, in turn, expressed gratitude to the head of Belarus state for high assessment given to his merits, stated that this is high estimation of the existent tolerance traditions in Azerbaijan.

Alexis Shakhtakhtinski, OSCE Project Coordinator and Ambassador to Baku, in turn, highlighted the models of the religious tolerance in Azerbaijan, as well as in the territory of the CIS.

Baku hosted the International Conference on Strengthening Religious Tolerance, organized by the OSCE Project Coordinators in Baku, on November 17. Representatives of various religious communities attend the event to exchange views on religious tolerance in the world.