{"id":2148098,"date":"2026-09-16T21:18:43","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:18:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2148098"},"modified":"2026-09-16T21:18:43","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T18:18:43","slug":"azerbaijan-insists-it-will-preserve-christian-heritage-as-part-of-its-history","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=2148098","title":{"rendered":"Azerbaijan insists it will preserve Christian heritage as part of its history"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[analyse_image type=&#8221;featured&#8221; src=&#8221;https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/64\/04\/1200x675_cmsv2_69695f40-f25d-5ae6-99c1-3b2cb48f1c15-9916404.jpg&#8221;]<\/p>\n<article id=\"abe-2926244-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926244\" data-cid=\"9916063\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926244-label-pos1-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/59\/93\/189x106_cmsv2_42798baf-acec-5116-9212-417a90dea0ac-9915993.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"Rachida Dati in 2025\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Europe News<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    French ex-minister on trial over Renault-Nissan corruption case\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926336-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926336\" data-cid=\"9916403\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926336-label-pos2-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/64\/03\/189x106_cmsv2_bed7c402-2e9e-5409-ab90-4ec2c387891c-9916403.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war as conflict drags on.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    USA<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    US House votes for a third time to end the Iran war before midterms\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926299-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1\" data-nid=\"2926299\" data-cid=\"9916341\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926299-label-pos3-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/62\/80\/189x106_cmsv2_6bf06064-2f53-5d22-b969-492f98055fea-9916280.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"In the image, the players at the centre of the controversy are shown with their pro-Ceuta shirt folded.\" height=\"9\" width=\"16\"><\/figure>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__content\">\n                    Sport<\/p>\n<div class=\"the-media-object__title  \">\n<p>    Mbapp\u00e9, Vin\u00edcius and Konat\u00e9 criticised for hiding Ceuta support message\n  <\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<article id=\"abe-2926164-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object m-modeMobile-1 m-modeDesktop-1 m-modeXL-1 the-media-object--has-video\" data-nid=\"2926164\" data-cid=\"9915594\" data-part-label=\"Partner content\">\n<figure id=\"abe-2926164-label-pos4-c-latest-stories\" class=\"the-media-object__figure\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"the-media-object__image\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/55\/94\/189x106_cmsv2_ca62bf61-2337-5067-814c-817adc3ff2fa-9915594.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" alt=\"FILE. 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heritage as part of its history<\/h1>\n<div class=\"c-article-image-video u-position-relative \">\n<div class=\"js-superdiv u-aspect-ratio-16x9 u-position-relative \" data-controller=\"video-player\" data-sponsored=\"Partner content\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"js-poster-img c-article-media__img\" src=\"https:\/\/images.euronews.com\/articles\/stories\/09\/91\/64\/04\/1536x864_cmsv2_69695f40-f25d-5ae6-99c1-3b2cb48f1c15-9916404.jpg\" width=\"1536\" height=\"864\" loading=\"eager\" alt=\"Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev speaks at a Euronews event at Arab Media Summit in Dubai, 16 September 2025\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"c-article-caption u-position-absolute\"><i id=\"article-caption-content\" class=\"c-article-caption__content\"><span class=\"c-article-caption__text\"><br \/>\n              Assistant of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev speaks at a Euronews event at Arab Media Summit in Dubai, 16 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class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"c-ad u-show-for-desktop\">\n<div class=\"c-ad__placeholder\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"c-ad__placeholder__logo\" src=\"https:\/\/static.euronews.com\/website\/images\/logos\/logo-euronews-stacked-outlined-72x72-grey-9.svg\" width=\"72\" height=\"72\" alt loading=\"lazy\"><span>ADVERTISEMENT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>In a wide-ranging panel at the Arab Media Summit in Dubai on Wednesday, Assistant of the President of Azerbaijan Hikmet Hajiyev told Euronews that \u201cprobably Armenian government and Armenian leadership should work to prepare their people for the peace as well.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>\u201cNow we won the war, but we are also winning in peace which is an uphill struggle,\u201d said Hajiyev, who is also Head of the Foreign Policy Affairs Department of the Presidential Administration.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThroughout the years of occupation in Karabakh and Eastern Zangezur, our mosques, our Islamic cultural heritage were a subject of complete destruction by Armenia \u2014 even the pigs were put inside of the mosques.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are not taking it as a sign of revenge, but it&#8217;s our history and our heritage and we cannot forget that;&#8221; he added.<\/p>\n<p>The presidential advisor outlined that while his country is part of the broader Islamic civilisation, \u201ccurrently, three religions \u2014 Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, with mosques, churches, and synagogues \u2014 are side by side\u201d in Azerbaijan. <\/p>\n<p>Hajiyev further said Azerbaijan is dedicated to \u201cpreserving the Christian heritage on the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan, regardless of their belonging, and that is a full stop because it&#8217;s our cultural heritage.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Speaking of Azerbaijan&#8217;s history of cultural and religious coexistence, Hajiyev explained that he was &#8220;more than proud that my country is one of the first places of Zoroastrianism.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It\u2019s also one of the first places of Christianity since the fourth century: Christianity was adopted by the (Caucasian) Kingdom of Albania as an official religion,\u201d while Azerbaijan was &#8220;also one of the first countries that adopted Islam.\u201d <\/p>\n<p>Caucasian Albania was an ancient kingdom in what is now Azerbaijan and parts of southern Dagestan, unrelated to the Western Balkan state of Albania \u2014 also once a kingdom \u2014 with which it shares only a name.<\/p>\n<p>Armenian church authorities have disputed Azerbaijan&#8217;s record on religious sites, accusing Baku of demolishing churches in Karabakh, claims Azerbaijan rejects.<\/p>\n<h2>&#8216;EU should embrace the entire region&#8217;<\/h2>\n<p>In the Euronews Forum panel at the Arab Media Summit, the top Azerbaijani official reiterated Baku\u2019s firm position that even after securing peace, the South Caucasus country is still subject to \u201cdisinformation\u201d. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cOne such institution is the European Parliament which is not part of the solution, it&#8217;s part of the problem,\u201d along with certain Western media outlets, Hajiyev said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe European Parliament is adopting resolutions and decisions, humiliating and also undermining the agenda of peace of our region,&#8221; he added. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are in the process of building regional peace, but the European Parliament is pursuing some completely different agenda.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Hajiyev pointed out the EU\u2019s policy towards the South Caucasus \u201cshouldn&#8217;t be only a one-centric approach, it should embrace the entire region with balanced cooperation with the regional countries.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Furthermore, the EU policy should be about 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he added.The presidential advisor outlined that while his country is part of the broader Islamic civilisation, \u201ccurrently, three religions \u2014 Islam, Christianity, and Judaism, with mosques, churches, and synagogues \u2014 are side by side\u201d in Azerbaijan.Hajiyev further said Azerbaijan is dedicated to \u201cpreserving the Christian heritage on the sovereign territory of Azerbaijan, regardless of their belonging, and that is a full stop because it&#8217;s our cultural heritage.\u201dSpeaking of Azerbaijan&#8217;s history of cultural and religious coexistence, Hajiyev explained that he was &#8220;more than proud that my country is one of the first places of Zoroastrianism.&#8221;&#8221;It\u2019s also one of the first places of Christianity since the fourth century: Christianity was adopted by the (Caucasian) Kingdom of Albania as an official religion,\u201d while Azerbaijan was &#8220;also one of the first countries that adopted Islam.\u201dCaucasian Albania was an ancient kingdom in what is now Azerbaijan and parts of southern Dagestan, unrelated to the Western Balkan state of Albania \u2014 also once a kingdom \u2014 with which it shares only a name.Armenian church authorities have disputed Azerbaijan&#8217;s record on religious sites, accusing Baku of demolishing churches in Karabakh, claims Azerbaijan rejects.&#8217;EU should embrace the entire region&#8217;In the Euronews Forum panel at the Arab Media Summit, the top Azerbaijani official reiterated Baku\u2019s firm position that even after securing peace, the South Caucasus country is still subject to \u201cdisinformation\u201d.\u201cOne such institution is the European Parliament which is not part of the solution, it&#8217;s part of the problem,\u201d along with certain Western media outlets, Hajiyev said.\u201cThe European Parliament is adopting resolutions and decisions, humiliating and also undermining the agenda of peace of our region,&#8221; 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