SOCIETY
PRESIDENT OF PONTIFICAL COUNCIL FOR CULTURE VISITS BAKU STATE UNIVERSITY
Baku, June 17 (AZERTAC). President of the Pontifical Council for Culture, Archbishop Gianfranco Ravasi has visit the Baku State University where he met its rector Abel Maharramov.
The rector briefed Ravasi about the university, in particular, its theological faculty.
Ravasi stressed the importance of preserving religious traditions and strengthening inter-civilizational dialogue.
The Archbishop said he visited a Russian Orthodox Church and Jewish Synagogue in Baku, describing Azerbaijan as “a tolerant country”.
Ravasi said: “We are interested in establishing relations with Baku State University, in particular, its theological faculty.”