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  • BAKU: Press conf. at clerical office of Caucasian muslims held

    Azer Tag, Azerbaijan
    March 10 2004

    PRESS CONFERENCE AT CLERICAL OFFICE OF CAUCASIAN MUSLIMS HELD
    [March 10, 2004, 18:18:52]

    Chairman of the Clerical Office of the Caucasian Muslims sheikh
    ul-Islam hajji Allahshukur Pashazadeh has conducted a press
    conference for media to speak of the results of the Inter-religious
    Peacemaking Forum in Moscow. Mr. Pashazadeh noted that over 300
    religious leaders from CIS countries had participated in the forum.
    He said the major purpose of the event was forming CIS
    Inter-religious Council to strengthen peace between nations and
    religions, to achieve solidarity and stability in the society,
    develop dialogue among religious leaders, unite efforts against the
    common danger, co-ordinate joint activity for revival of the
    traditional spiritual values.

    The forum participants elected a Board of the CIS Inter-religious
    Council consisted of 22 religious figures. Two of them - Patriarch
    Aleksiy II and Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh - were
    conferred special powers of honorary co-chairs. An executive
    committee consisted of 19 Council members was also elected.

    Within the frameworks of the international forum, sheikh ul-Islam A.
    Pashazadeh and Aleksiy II held one-on-one meeting and discussed
    bilateral relations and main goals facing religious leaders of CIS
    countries. Moreover, a meeting of religious leaders of Caucasus
    countries - sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh, all Georgian
    Catholicos-patriarch Iliya II, Catholicos of all Armenians Garigin II
    and Patriarch of Moscow and all Russia Aleksiy II - was also held
    during the forum.

    Within the frames of the meeting the `round table' discussion mainly
    revolved around `Experience of inter-religious cooperation expansion
    at the regional level', `Problems of religious education', `Religion
    and Media', `Peacemaking efforts of religious organizations'.

    In conclusion, head of the clerical office responded to the
    journalists' questions.
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