BAKU, Azerbaijan, September 19. The seventh Assembly
of the Council of Heads of Muslim Spiritual Administrations of the
Group of Turkic States (OTS) held in Baku is of great
significance by way of defending widespread values, selling
Turkic-Islamic cultural heritage, in addition to combating radicalism
and extremism, Azerbaijani MP Soltan Mammadov advised Pattern.
The “Baku Declaration” adopted throughout the assembly was additionally an
necessary step towards additional increasing future cooperation with
each the Turkic world and Islamic international locations.
The MP stated that the worldwide convention devoted to
distinguished determine and thinker Seyid Yahya Bakuvi is of explicit
significance for additional strengthening non secular and cultural ties,
learning widespread heritage and passing it on to future
generations.
He famous that the 2017 Islamic Solidarity Video games in Baku, the
group of varied occasions as a part of cooperation with the
Group of Islamic Cooperation and ICESCO, in addition to plans to
host the OIC Summit in Baku subsequent 12 months show the continued
nature of Azerbaijan’s contribution to strengthening Islamic
solidarity.
The MP identified that Armenia’s 30-year occupation of
Azerbaijani territories was not restricted to territorial occupation,
as critical injury was additionally inflicted throughout this era on the
nation’s wealthy historic and cultural heritage, together with mosques
and different non secular monuments.
President Ilham Aliyev famous in his speech that 65 mosques have been
fully destroyed by Armenians throughout the occupation,
emphasizing that this was an insult directed not solely towards the
Azerbaijani individuals however towards the Islamic world as a complete.
Mammadov famous that large-scale reconstruction and restoration
work carried out within the liberated territories is bringing life again
to those lands. In step with the coverage set by the top of state,
the liberated territories are quickly being rebuilt, whereas their
historic look and former tempo of life are being
restored.
“The truth that the Aghdam Juma Mosque was among the many first
non secular monuments to obtain consideration as a part of the restoration
and reconstruction efforts can also be of explicit significance. The
restoration and reopening of 12 mosques destroyed on account of
the occupation is a sign of the significance our state
attaches to preserving our non secular heritage. These initiatives
are additionally necessary by way of passing our historic and cultural
heritage on to future generations,” he stated.
