Azerbaijan's muslims support Ilham Aliyev at presidential election

A lot has been achieved in the area of religion since Ilham Aliyev came to power, Chairman of the Caucasian Muslims Office Allahshukur Pashazade said during a meeting at the CMO.

In addition, the heads of religious confessions in Azerbaijan have issued a statement in respect of the upcoming presidential election in the country.

"The people of Azerbaijan are confident that our independence will be eternal and unshakable thanks to the exceptional will and efforts being demonstrated by Ilham Aliyev, the decent successor to great leader Heydar Aliyev," the statement says.

"All the believers in Azerbaijan share a common position that Ilham Aliyev is a worthy candidate for the presidential election. Recognition of Azerbaijan as one of the most important centers of intercultural and interfaith dialogue in the world is the real result of the state policy, implemented by our head of state," APA cited the statement as saying.

The presidential election will be held in Azerbaijan on April 11.