Azerbaijan, Baku / corr. Trend / The Independent Islamic Information channel of Ialsm.Ru. has reported that the Muslims Supreme Council of Caucasus was established in Baku by the largest religious organizations of the North Caucasus and Transcaucasia through active participation of the Caucasus Muslims Clerical Port and International Islamic Mission.
The aim of the new international organization is to render assistance in cooperation of spiritual board of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Azerbaijan and other CIS countries. The Council will also hold work directed against extremism and islamaphobia, protection of rights of believers, bringing up of youth and many other issues. The Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Clerical Port, Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazadeh, was elected the chairman of the Muslims Supreme Council of Caucasus. The department of the Council was opened in Moscow. Tahir-haji Khalilov, the president of the International Islamic Mission, was elected the chairman of this department.