Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev congratulated the Orthodox Christian community of the country on the occasion of the Easter holiday, AzerTaj reports.
“I cordially congratulate you – all Christians of Azerbaijan with Sacred Easter, give you the most heartsellers,” says congratulations.
Head of State noted that representatives of individual peoples and confessions of centuries live in our country with rich multicultural values, the traditions of tolerance and the exemplary model of relations between the state and religion, as one family, in the conditions of good neighborliness, in the atmosphere of friendship and fraternity.
“Preservation of ethnocultural diversity in our society, encouraging a culture of coexistence based on mutual respect and trust, is one of the main priorities of our state policy.
All our citizens, regardless of language, religion, ethnicity, including Orthodox Christians in Azerbaijan, which makes an important contribution to an intercivorological and intercultural dialogue in the modern world, are actively involved in the country of large creative work and socio-cultural life. our republic. I highly appreciate the merits of Christian compatriots in the liberation of our land from the occupation during the Patriotic War. I am sure that they will continue to work hard, mobilizing all the forces in the name of the progress and prosperity of Azerbaijan.
Easter is the personification of cleanliness, updates, rebirth and good. In this joyful day, I once again wish you a festive mood, and your families – prosperity, happiness and welfare, “says congratulations.