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Baku/23.04.22/Turan: Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev has sent a congratulatory message on Easter to the Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan.
As noted in the address of the head of the state, Azerbaijan is the homeland of all who live here, regardless of language, religion or ethnicity.
"Preservation and promotion of ethno-cultural diversity, rich multicultural values and centuries-old traditions of tolerance in our society is one of the main directions of the state policy of the country," the congratulatory message reads.
Azerbaijan, Aliyev continued, is "one of the few countries with exemplary state-religious relations, where all-round attention and care is paid to the cultural heritage of different peoples.
In the conditions of national-spiritual solidarity, Christians of Azerbaijan live their traditions, religious beliefs, language and culture, and as citizens of the country they take an active part in all spheres of our socio-political and cultural republic.
Congratulating Azerbaijan's Christian community on the occasion of the Holy Easter, Aliyev wished each of its representatives good health and happiness.-0-
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