BAKU, Azerbaijan, Sept. 30
Trend:
Israel, United States and Azerbaijan are investing in diversity and tolerance, while Iran is oppressing its minorities, Israel's Ambassador in Azerbaijan George Deek said presenting the project for preservation of Jewish heritage in Azerbaijan, Trend reports.
In a video presentation of the project, Deek stands in front of Six Dome Synagogue of the Red Village of Guba, Azerbaijan.
He noted that the largest Jewish population in the entire Muslim world lives in Azerbaijan.
"I am here today with the American Ambassador and the head of the USAID program in order to launch a program aimed at preserving and promoting Jewish heritage and Jewish culture in this country. While across the border Iran is oppressing its religious minorities denying them basic human rights, Israel, United States and Azerbaijan are investing in diversity and tolerance," Deek said.