Azg, Armenia
March 12 2010

WILL ARMENIA PARTICIPATE IN THE SUMMIT OF THE WORLD RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN BAKU?

Chairman of Caucasian Muslims Office, sheikh-ul-islam Haji Allahshukur
Pashazadeh said Baku summit will be held on April 27-29.

"About 150 religious leaders will attend the event. Each of them
brings together millions of people in a state. 11 patriarchs from the
Catholic Church will attend the summit. The representatives of the
traditional religions will attend the summit," he said, according to
APA.

According to the source, Allahshukur Pashazadeh did not exclude that
Armenian Catholicos Garegin II would be invited to the summit.

"CIS Interreligious Council includes the religious leaders of all
countries. I am the co-chair of the council. As far as I know,
Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill will visit Armenia soon.
During the visit he will probably invite Garegin to the Baku summit. I
do not see anything unusual in this invitation" he said.