“In Azerbaijan, representatives of different nations and religions have lived in an atmosphere of national and spiritual solidarity based on mutual respect and trust, kind friendship and brotherhood for centuries,” said President Ilham Aliyev in his congratulatory message to the Orthodox Christian community of Azerbaijan.

“The promotion and encouragement of a culture of coexistence, moral and ethical norms, multicultural values, along with principles of tolerance, is one of the key directions of our state policy,” the Azerbaijani President emphasized.