POLITICS
MERRY CHRISTMAS, ORTHODOX BROTHERS!
To this end, head of the Clerical Office of the Caucasus Moslem, Sheik-Ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh sent to His Grace Bishop of Baku and All-Caspian Alexander a message of congratulations, whereby, it is said:
“In the name of God, Most Gracious, Most Merciful,
RW brother, Right Reverend Lord,
From the bottom of my heart, I tender to You and all Your our dear countrymen – the confessors of the Russian Orthodox Church my sincere congratulations with the Merry Christmas and New Year. Together with You, I pray that Almighty Creator bless with pleasure each family and everybody and that always there be His blessings over Azerbaijan – our common Motherland”.
Further, in the letter it is stated that the Merry Christmas is a holiday of peace, unity and fraternity. Therefore, it is especially dear for the Moslems of Azerbaijan, where the respectful relations among numerous nationalities and confessors are historical tradition and norm of the life.
We are all one in the opinion that “our fraternity, interaction of all our countrymen is an invaluable property that is necessary to preserve and multiple”. Only with common efforts, we can reach prosperity and welfare of all our country fellows, the letter stresses.
Today we together address the Almighty with the same pray, asking that there always be His blessings over the worthy successor of the wise politician Heydar Aliyev – President Ilham Aliyev, and that his deeds in the name of happiness and welfare of Azerbaijan were crowned fruitful success. It is believed that our common Motherland – Azerbaijan will reach high progress, frits of which will benefit representatives of all nations, inhabiting our country.