BAKU, Azerbaijan, March 18. The Speaker of the
Azerbaijani Parliament, Sahiba Gafarova, sent a letter of
condolences to her Georgian counterpart, Shalva Papuashvili, on the
death of His Holiness Ilia II,Catholicos-Patriarch of All Georgia,
a prominent religious figure, on March 18, a source in the
parliament told Trend.
The letter said that the activities of His Holiness Ilia II for
the sake of humanity, his contributions to the promotion of peace,
solidarity, and interfaith dialogue in the Caucasus, and his great
services in strengthening friendly relations between our countries
and peoples will always be remembered with respect.
In the letter, the speaker expressed her deep condolences to her
Georgian counterpart, Georgian MPs, and the friendly people of
Georgia on her own behalf and on behalf of the Azerbaijani MPs.
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