The Azerbaijan State Telegraph Agency
Sept 28 2014
Russian Patriarch: Nagorno-Karabakh problem is on the agenda of our relations
Moscow, September 28 (AzerTAc). “The agenda of our relations includes
the Nagorno-Karabakh problem among other issues, and we work on this
front,” Russian Patriarch Kirill has told journalists following his
meeting with chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Board Sheikhulislam
Allahshukur Pashazade in Moscow.
“Today, we exchanged views over the settlement of the problem, which
has last for more than 20 years.”
The Patriarch said: “We also discussed the situation in the Near and
Middle East. “We agreed that those who use religion as a weapon for
their criminal and terrorist actions pose threat to the entire world.
Bloodshed in Syria and Iraq is a source of concern for Azerbaijani
Muslims and Russian Orthodoxies,” he added.
The Patriarch also said he was planning to visit Azerbaijan.
Sheikhulislam Allahshukur Pashazade hailed the meeting as another step
towards strengthening relations between the two nations.
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