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Azerbaijan to establish the Council for Relations with Islamic Countries
Baku / 22.12.17 / Turan: The Muslim solidarity of the peoples of the Caucasus is important, the head of state Ilham Aliyev said, accepting on Friday the delegation of Islamic religious figures of the North Caucasus of the Russian Federation. Aliyev reported about the imminent establishment of the Coordinating Council for Relations with Islamic Countries, which will create a good opportunity for joint activities.
Mufti of Karachaevo-Circassia Ismail Berdiyev in his speech highly appreciated the international Islamic conference that ended in Baku on interreligious and intercultural dialogue. He welcomed efforts to strengthen solidarity between Muslim countries and peoples. -02D-
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