BAKU, Azerbaijan, November 6. Azerbaijan's Prime Minister Ali Asadov has discussed strengthening interreligious and intercultural dialogue during a meeting with the Secretary General of the King Abdullah bin Abdulaziz International Center for Interreligious and Intercultural Dialogue (KAICIID) Zuhair Alharti, Trend reports via the statement from the Azerbaijani Cabinet of Ministers.
According to the statement, the meeting pointed out that the Global Summit of Religious Leaders being held in Baku under the motto "Religions of the world for a green planet" within the framework of COP29 serves to build interreligious dialogue and bridges in the world.
The sides talked about Azerbaijan's ongoing work to support the green cause, fight climate change, and improve dialogue between different religions and cultures.
Alharti briefed on the projects being implemented by KAICIID.
Issues of cooperation between institutions of Azerbaijan and KAICIID in various fields were discussed at the meeting," added the statement.
To note, the Global Summit of Religious Leaders is being held by the Ministry of Ecology and Natural Resources, the State Committee on Affairs with Religious Associations, the Muslim Council of Elders, the Caucasus Muslims Office (CMO), and the United Nations Environment Program in Baku.
This global forum is attended by approximately 30 leaders from both secular and traditional religions, heads of prominent religious centers (including patriarchs, officials from the Vatican, and Al-Azhar), internationally recognized religious and public figures from a variety of faiths and regions, representatives from government, academia, and religious institutions from 55 countries and 30 international organizations, and media representatives.
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