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The seminars on 'Religions and their contribution to harmony and peace', which began last Tuesday in Madrid and continued this morning at the Campus of Los Jerónimos, have included the participation of Allahshukur Pashazade, Sheyj-ul Islam And Grand Mufti of Azerbaijan and the whole of the Caucasus, who, together with other representatives of different denominations as Russian Orthodox, Catholics and Jews, gave testimony to the more than 800 people (among students, professors and personalities) of the importance To foster interreligious dialogue.

The UCAM, together with the Azerbaijani embassy in Spain, have organized this event, organized by Dr. Ali Evsen, whose objective has been to make known the religious and cultural reality of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the peaceful coexistence of the different confessions in a A country with a Muslim majority, emphasizing that "the objective of this day is the common conscience and the search for joint solutions through dialogue".

Assistant Authorities

Also participating in the event were the prefect Apostolic of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan, Vladimir Fekete;

The archbishop of the Orthodox Church, Aleksandr Ishein, and the head of the Jewish Community in this country, Milikh Yevdayev.

The president of the UCAM, José Luis Mendoza, who said during the ceremony that "there will be no peace between nations without peace between religions, and there will be no peace between religions without dialogue between them", signed in the course of the act A collaboration agreement with the State University of Baku whose director, Abel Maharramov, stressed that Catholic universities "have a great dynamism thanks to their integration and tolerance between religion and science."

Also participating in the event were Anar Maharramov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Azerbaijan in Spain;

Kamal Abdullayev, State Counselor for Interethnic, Multicultural and Religious Affairs;

Mubariz Qurbanli, Chairman of the State Committee of Azerbaijan for Work with Religious Organizations;

Cardinal Antonio María Rouco Varela;

José Manuel Lorca Planes, bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, and Silverio Nieto, director of the Chair of Church-State Relations and Human Rights of the UCAM and responsible for the legal services of the Spanish Episcopal Conference.

Support for tolerance from the State

Allahshukur Pashazade, Sheyj-ul Islam and Grand Mufti of Azerbaijan and the whole of the Caucasus, congratulated the organizers for encouraging such meetings and assured that "education of essential values ​​has to start from schools, Because the foundation is laid there. "

He has also explained the rich historical experience of Azerbaijan as a reference for the coexistence of different religions, and has asserted that "tolerance has been supported at the state level."

He also recalled "negative aspects" of his country as the occupation by the Armenians and the consequences that it has created, which has meant "a loss for our wealth", and reiterated their desire to solve this conflict peacefully .

Aleksander Ishein, archbishop of the Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan, has stressed that in this territory the state guarantees the religious freedom of its citizens;

"We live in an environment of peace and respect," he said.

For his part, Milikh Yevdayev, head of the Jewish Community in this country, has stated that in the last 25 years "Azerbaijan has opened up and internationalized as the act today demonstrates."

The situation in Spain

Silverio Nieto, director of the Chair of Church-State Relations and Human Rights and responsible for the legal services of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, stressed that "religions are not the cause of conflicts, but religion is used as an instrument" , And added that terrorism does not distinguish between religions but is the use of religion for purposes that are not specific to it.

José Manuel Lorca Planes, bishop of the Diocese of Cartagena, has defined this day as "a great opportunity for friendship, collaboration and hope."

Source: UCAM