Talgat Kaliyev: Azerbaijan plays important role in fight against Islamophobia

Azerbaijan plays an important role in the fight against Islamophobia, Talgat Kaliyev, candidate of political sciences, member of the national kurultai under the President of Kazakhstan, told Report.

According to him, Azerbaijan's organization of today's event is "a demonstration of a sense of responsibility for civilization, for the Islamic world and for overall harmony in the world."

"Azerbaijan has experience in the peaceful coexistence of a huge number of religious faiths. This rich and extremely valuable experience is useful to the whole world today," he said.

"Such conferences have a long-term effect. In the short term, it demonstrates the role of Azerbaijan as an authoritative and responsible member of the international community. And in the long run, it allows us to show Islam and representatives of the Islamic world to the whole world as civilized, enlightened, educated communities that also have an interest in the development and progress in the world and who are the first to cultivate the ideas of tolerance and respect for all religious faiths, freedom of conscience, freedom of speech," Talgat Kaliyev said.