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Azerbaijani First VP Mehriban Aliyeva meets with Pope Francis (PHOTO) (UPDATE)

Politics Materials 27 September 2018 09:25 (UTC +04:00)
First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, who is in Italy on an official visit, has met with Pope Francis.

Details added (first version posted on Sept. 26 at 15:35)

Baku, Azerbaijan, Sept. 26

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First Vice-President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Mehriban Aliyeva, who is in Italy on an official visit, has met with Pope Francis.

High-level relations between the Vatican and Azerbaijan were hailed, the expansion of the bilateral cooperation in the field of protection of cultural heritage was noted at the meeting. Azerbaijan`s significant contribution to inter-faith and intercultural dialogue was praised.

The Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s multifaceted activities and work to preserve and restore Christian monuments were emphasized during the meeting.

First Vice-President Mehriban Aliyeva extended President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev`s greetings to the Pope.

Pope Francis thanked for President Ilham Aliyev`s greetings and asked Mehriban Aliyeva to extend his greetings to the Azerbaijani president.

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