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PASHAZADE EXPRESSES READINESS OF NECESSARY ASSISTANCE FOR PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT OF NK CONFLICT
ARMENPRESS
November 28, 2011
YEREVAN
The religious factor must be used for the welfare of our countries and
states, Sheykhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Grand Mufti and Chairman
of the Caucasus Muslim Board said at the November 28 sitting of the
CIS Inter-Religious Council. According to him, the conflicts in the
territory of the CIS must be solved in an exclusively peaceful way.
"We must support our political leadership in this issue," Pashazade
said.
Referring to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the religious leader of
Azerbaijan said its consequences have become hard burden for Armenian
and Azerbaijani peoples. He said efforts toward the peaceful settlement
of the conflict must continue both on regional and international
levels.
"We fully support the efforts of the Minsk Group member states as well
as the leaders of our countries. We find that peaceful negotiations
must continue and as religious leaders we are ready to assist in not
military but peaceful settlement of the conflict, in accordance with
norms of international right," Pashazade said.
He stressed that the dialogue under the high patronage of the Russian
Patriarch would not pass in vain.
In this context the religious leader of Azerbaijan considered
remarkable the adoption of decision on mutual protection of cultural
and religious heritage, and the most important - prevention of turning
NK issue into inter-religious conflict.
The Inter-Religious Council of CIS was established in 2004 in Moscow.
The main accents of the activity of the establishment are put on the
implementation of humanitarian programs and settlement of conflicts.
It includes the Armenian Apostolic Church, Russian Orthodox Church,
Georgian Orthodox Church is engaged as an observer, the Caucasus
Muslim Board (Azerbaijan) and other religious organizations.
ARMENPRESS
November 28, 2011
YEREVAN
The religious factor must be used for the welfare of our countries and
states, Sheykhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade, Grand Mufti and Chairman
of the Caucasus Muslim Board said at the November 28 sitting of the
CIS Inter-Religious Council. According to him, the conflicts in the
territory of the CIS must be solved in an exclusively peaceful way.
"We must support our political leadership in this issue," Pashazade
said.
Referring to the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict, the religious leader of
Azerbaijan said its consequences have become hard burden for Armenian
and Azerbaijani peoples. He said efforts toward the peaceful settlement
of the conflict must continue both on regional and international
levels.
"We fully support the efforts of the Minsk Group member states as well
as the leaders of our countries. We find that peaceful negotiations
must continue and as religious leaders we are ready to assist in not
military but peaceful settlement of the conflict, in accordance with
norms of international right," Pashazade said.
He stressed that the dialogue under the high patronage of the Russian
Patriarch would not pass in vain.
In this context the religious leader of Azerbaijan considered
remarkable the adoption of decision on mutual protection of cultural
and religious heritage, and the most important - prevention of turning
NK issue into inter-religious conflict.
The Inter-Religious Council of CIS was established in 2004 in Moscow.
The main accents of the activity of the establishment are put on the
implementation of humanitarian programs and settlement of conflicts.
It includes the Armenian Apostolic Church, Russian Orthodox Church,
Georgian Orthodox Church is engaged as an observer, the Caucasus
Muslim Board (Azerbaijan) and other religious organizations.