The Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board, Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, was on a visit to the Kyrgyz Republic on September 10-11 to attend the VI meeting of the Council of Muslim Religious Leaders of the Organization of Turkic States in Bishkek.
His Excellency President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov received CMB Chairman A. Pashazade on September 11. During the warm meeting, Sheikh-ul-Islam A. Pashazade expressed his honor in conveying the greetings and best wishes of His Excellency President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev. He stated that unbreakable ties and shared values connect us with the Kyrgyz Republic. Thanks to the friendship and fraternal relations between our brotherly states' wise political leaders, His Excellency Mr. Ilham Aliyev and His Excellency Mr. Sadyr Japarov, the comprehensive cooperation between our states and peoples is further strengthening and developing. CMB Chairman A. Pashazade specifically highlighted that during every visit of the Kyrgyz Republic's President to Azerbaijan, we witness his attention and respect for our country and people. The participation of the brotherly country's leader in the Khankendi Summit is one of the events that fill our hearts with pride. He noted that the Heydar Aliyev Park in Kyrgyzstan, named after the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people, holds special spiritual value. The participation of His Excellency Ilham Aliyev and Mr. Sadyr Japarov in the opening of the Aykol Manas-named Khidirli secondary school, built by the Kyrgyz side in the Aghdam region at Mr. Japarov's initiative after Azerbaijan fully restored its territorial integrity and sovereignty, was met with great approval by the Azerbaijani people.
The CMB Chairman stated that the joint cooperation and regular consultations among the Muslim religious leaders of the Organization of Turkic States benefit Turkic-Islamic unity. Sheikh-ul-Islam A. Pashazade expressed his confidence that the meeting hosted by the brotherly country Kyrgyzstan, which is experiencing a phase of special respect and care for its religious and spiritual values under the leadership of His Excellency Sadyr Japarov, will contribute to strengthening the ties of our peoples who are historically bound by a common religion and language, and by their national and spiritual values, God willing. CMB Chairman A. Pashazade expressed his deep gratitude and respect to His Excellency Mr. Sadyr Japarov, President of the Kyrgyz Republic, for the high-level organization of the 6th meeting of the body and for blessing and supporting the holding of such a spiritually significant event. He invited His Excellency to visit his residence during a future trip to Azerbaijan.
In turn, the head of the brotherly state, President of the Kyrgyz Republic Sadyr Japarov, requested that his sincere greetings and best wishes be conveyed to the Azerbaijani President. He stated that deepening spiritual ties in the brotherly Turkic states, developing religious and spiritual values, preventing the misuse of religion and radicalism, and especially enlightening the younger generation in the light of true religious values, are among the most important issues. He added that the religious leaders of the Turkic states have a great responsibility in this work.
During the meeting with the members of the Council of Muslim Religious Leaders of the OTS, the religious leaders of the Turkic world expressed their collective support for His Excellency Sadyr Japarov's valuable spiritually significant initiatives and prayed to Almighty God for blessings on these initiatives.
At the end of the meeting, a group photo was taken with the head of the Kyrgyz state.
CMB Press Service