PRESIDENT ILHAM ALIYEV RECEIVES VATICAN SECRETARY OF STATE, CARDINAL TARCISIO BERTONE
President Ilham Aliyev of Azerbaijan on 7 March at President Palace received the Vatican Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone.
The President said he was pleased with the Cardinal’s visit to Azerbaijan. Welcoming the guest, he stated: “You have a good program and I am confident that today all the Catholics are happy and it is an important event. We shall open a Catholic Church in our capital. It is a landmark event setting ground for further talks related to our cooperation”.
Cardinal Tarcisio Bertone expressed gratitude for cordial welcoming, noting the visit to Azerbaijan was very important for him. “We very much assess the fact that representatives of different faiths live in Azerbaijan in peaceful co-existence and tolerance. And we consider this tradition exemplary”, the Cardinal said, conveying greetings of the Pope of Rome to the President of Azerbaijan.
President Aliyev thanked for warm greetings from the Pope of Rome and requested to convey his greetings to him, too.
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