On November 11, the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev met with the sheikh of Al-Azhari Sharif, Grand Imam Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayyib.
President Ilham Aliyev accepted the invitation and expressed his gratitude to Sheikh of Al-Azhari Sharif, Grand Imam Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayyib for his participation in COP29, he said that his presence here made this event particularly important.
The head of our state specially emphasized that a few days ago, a big event was held in Azerbaijan with the participation of world religious leaders, and representatives of Al-Azhari Sharif also took part in it. After this event, President Ilham Aliyev touched upon the importance of the participants' visits to our regions freed from occupation.
During his visit to Egypt, the head of state recalled with pleasure the meeting with the sheikh of Al-Azhari Sharif, the great imam Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayyib, noted that a number of important issues were discussed during that meeting and emphasized that there was an exchange of views on future cooperation.
First of all, expressing gratitude for the invitation to participate in COP29, the Sheikh of Al-Azhari Sharif noted that it was a great event. He expressed his gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for his support in the organization of the Pavilion of Religions within the COP.
The guest said that he felt a great honor from the meeting with the head of state during his visit to Egypt.
Grand Imam Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayyib conveyed his congratulations on the return of our occupied lands and said: "You are truly the Victoriuos Supreme Commander-in-Chief." You have shown great generosity to the other party. Your humanitarian attitude towards the other side is known to everyone. This generosity of yours corresponds to the pillars of all religious sects.
Sheikh Al-Azhari Sharif said that Azerbaijan has a special role in improving relations with the countries of the region, and noted that he expects Azerbaijan's participation in the inter-religious dialogue and Sunni-Shia dialogue to be held in Bahrain next February. Highlighting the very successful experience of Azerbaijan in the Sunni-Shia dialogue, Grand Imam Ahmed Muhammad Ahmed Al Tayyib noted with satisfaction the successful experience of our country in relations and harmony between representatives of different religions.
Expressing his gratitude for the kind words and congratulations on the liberation of Karabakh from occupation, the head of state said that despite being under occupation for 30 years, our country took the initiative of a peace agreement.
President Ilham Aliyev stated that Muslims living in Azerbaijan pray for unity and solidarity in the Heydar Aliyev mosque. Saying that our experience can be an example for other countries, the head of state emphasized that Azerbaijan is working for the further unification of the Islamic world and noted with regret the existence of separatist attempts in the Islamic world. President Ilham Aliyev said that representatives of all religions live comfortably in our country.
The head of our state said that the Azerbaijani delegation will actively participate in the event to be held in Bahrain.