Azerbaijan, Baku, Feb. 2 /Trend/
Azerbaijan conducts a successful inter-religious dialogue and has a successful model, which combines religious freedom under reasonable protective measures," said Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill, the official website of the Moscow Patriarchate wrote.
"Inter-religious dialogue is successfully conducted in Azerbaijan, where there is a successful model of religion-state relations, which provides for freedom of religion under reasonable protective measures, the legislation limits the influence of foreign organizations on the local religious communities, making it difficult to conduct missionary activities of nontraditional and radical currents," he said.
Primate of the Russian Orthodox Church said that the Orthodox community of Azerbaijan feels confident and is not subjected to harassment.
According to him, the Russian Orthodox Church has developed particularly warm relations with the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslim Clerical Office Sheikhulislam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade, who was awarded the highest ecclesiastical orders.
"It is important to note that since 2004 he has been an honorary co-chair of the Inter-religious Council of the CIS, and since 2009 has been heading the Advisory Board of Muslims of the CIS, bringing together leading Muslim organizations in the post-Soviet space," says the statement by the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia, Kirill.