“Dear compatriots! I cordially congratulate you – the Jewish community of Azerbaijan – Happy New Year to Rosh Hashan, I express the most sincere congratulations and wishes to each of you.” This is stated in the congratulation of the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, directed by the Jewish community in connection with the holiday of Rosh Hahan.
In his letter, the head of state noted that the Jewish community settled in Azerbaijan, where the atmosphere of mutual respect and trust between individual peoples and religions reigns, and managed to make this place with his homeland, for hundreds of years, living in conditions of peace and tranquility , retained its traditions, language and culture, never encountering anti -Semitism and discrimination.
“The promotion of multicultural values, the principles of tolerance and the diversity of cultural expression that have existed in our country for centuries is one of the main directions of our state policy.
It is remarkable that our compatriots of Jewish origin, being an integral part of our society, together with representatives of other peoples and religions, take an active part in large construction work in the country, make efforts to develop and progress of modern Azerbaijan, and they are worthily fulfill their civil debt on further Strengthening state independence, ”wrote President Ilham Aliyev.