Ramin Mammadov gets acquainted with activities of Shelter named after Mother Teresa in Baku

Chairman of Azerbaijan's State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations Ramin Mammadov has familiarized himself with the activities of the Shelter for the Homeless named after Mother Teresa, functioning under the Apostolic Prefecture of the Catholic Church in Azerbaijan, Report informs.

In conversation with representatives of the Christian religious community at the mercy house, Mammadov emphasized the exceptional role of national leader Heydar Aliyev's ideas in forming a system of public relations based on multicultural values and traditions of tolerance in Azerbaijan.

He noted that President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev successfully continues the policy of the national leader, and in Azerbaijan, where representatives of various confessions live, favorable conditions have been created to ensure freedom of religion.

Mammadov added that the laying of the foundation for a new Catholic church in Baku last December with the support of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and on the instructions of President Ilham Aliyev was a historic moment for Catholics living in Azerbaijan.