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Chairman of Azerbaijan State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations starts official visit to Iran
Baku, September 16 (AZERTAC). Chairman of Azerbaijan`s State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Elshad Iskandarov has paid an official visit to Iran at the invitation of Iranian Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati.
The visit is aimed at discussing bilateral religious relations between Azerbaijan and Iran, solving the current problems and improving the prospective development of national and moral values and cultural relations. During the visit, several high-level meetings are expected to be held with the new government of Iran.
Iskandarov is expected to meet Iranian officials, including Iran`s Minister of Culture and Islamic Guidance Ali Jannati, Foreign Minister Javad Zarif and head of the Islamic Culture and Relations Organization Mohammad Bagher Khoramshad.
The State Committee chairman also plans to meet Azerbaijani students receiving religious education in Qom, and discuss bilateral projects with Iran`s religious bodies.