On December 15, the chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Board (CMB), Sheikhul Islam Allahshukur Pashazadeh met with Archbishop Paul Richard Gallagher, secretary of the Holy See for relations with states and international organizations.

Axar.az reports that at the meeting, Sheikhul Islam spoke about Azerbaijan-Vatican relations and said that these relations, which were founded by Heydar Aliyev, are getting deeper and deeper.

"We are extremely pleased with the high level of Azerbaijan-Vatican relations, which were founded by Great Leader Heydar Aliyev, continued by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev, and developed with the efforts of First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva. In 2016, the apostolic visit of His Holiness Pope Francis to Azerbaijan, sincere meeting with religious denominations in the Heydar Mosque, our visit to the Vatican in 2022, reception by His Holiness the Pope, leaders of religious denominations in Azerbaijan it is of great value for us as well," said the chairman of the CMB.

Highlighting the religious activities of our country in the post-war period, the chairman of the CMB said that the Heydar Aliyev Foundation headed by First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva continues to restore the mosques and churches destroyed during the enemy occupation. You can get acquainted with the work done by our state in the direction of restoration and protection of heritage. For example, along with all other temples, in the central part of the capital Baku, as well as in Karabakh, along with mosques and other temples in the city of Shusha, the Armenian church, as well as the ancient Albanian Apostolic churches are being repaired and protected by our state.

Then Paul Richard Gallagher spoke about the Azerbaijan-Vatican relations, which are developing as a result of purposeful measures implemented under the leadership of President Ilham Aliyev.