On July 8, during the second day of the 1st International Islamic Civilization Forum, at the panel for the presentation of new books, the presentation ceremony of the book-album “The Supreme Peak of Brotherhood and Alliance,” authored by Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, was held. The panel, which took place at the Center for Islamic Civilization, was attended by ICESCO Director-General Salim Al-Malik, IRCICA Director-General Mahmut Erol Kılıç, and other officials.
Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade began his speech by stating: “We have gathered at the presentation ceremony of a publication that we have dedicated to the eternal fraternal ties between my native Azerbaijan and my second homeland, Uzbekistan.” Speaking about the contributions made by the President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev and the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev to interreligious and intercultural dialogue, Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade noted that the efforts of the President of Azerbaijan, His Excellency Ilham Aliyev—the author of the Baku Process with its 18-year history of intercultural dialogue, an initiator and consistent defender of the ideas of Islamic Solidarity and human brotherhood on a global scale, and a leader who demonstrates a resolute stance against Islamophobia—are a source of pride for all of us: “We are proud of the efforts and deeds of the President of Uzbekistan, His Excellency Shavkat Mirziyoyev, who presents the Islamic world’s manifesto against religious intolerance and Islamophobia from the UN tribune, representing Uzbekistan, which historically held the status of the spiritual center of Transoxiana and today serves as the spiritual center of Central Asia.”
Allahshukur Pashazade also specifically emphasized that National Leader Heydar Aliyev stands at the foundation of Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relations: “Thank God, the wise path laid during the era of the National Leader of the Azerbaijani people, our great leader Heydar Aliyev, in independent Azerbaijan-Uzbekistan relations is being continued and developed today.”
It should be noted that the presentation ceremony of the “The Supreme Peak of Brotherhood and Alliance” book-album for the Uzbek public was held on July 7 in the grand hall of the Cinematography Agency of Uzbekistan. The ceremony was attended by the Advisor to the President of Uzbekistan Shuhrat Ganiyev, Chairman of the Committee on Interethnic Relations and Friendly Ties with Foreign Countries Qahramon Sariyev, officials, and representatives of the public, who assessed the publication as an encyclopedia of the Azerbaijani and Uzbek peoples. The publication, which was released in two languages—Azerbaijani and Uzbek—consists of materials including speeches, conference papers, letters, reports, and photographs of the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, from various events held in Azerbaijan and Uzbekistan.
