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Patriarch Kirill: "Relations of Azerbaijan's Islamic community with Russian church are very high priority"

Patriarch Kirill and Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade

12 October 2021 19:56 (UTC +04:00)

'Archbishop of the Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church Alexander Ishein loved Azerbaijan very much. He was considering Azerbaijan as his homeland", said Patriarch of all the Russias, Kirill in a meeting with Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, APA's Moscow bureau reports.

Patriarch Kirill has noted that the deceased has always defended the interests of Azerbaijan.

He was a loyal representative of the Christian Church of Azerbaijan. I very much hope that the leaders of the Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan will continue this tradition. I will instruct them on this and say that the relations of the Muslim community of Azerbaijan with the Russian Church are a very high priority".