Mehriban Aliyeva meets Vatican's Minister of Culture

Azerbaijan's First Lady, Mehriban Aliyeva, has met the Vatican's Minister of Culture, Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi.

The Minister hailed the First Lady's role in expanding bilateral relations between Azerbaijan and the Vatican. Gianfranco Ravasi also voiced the humanitarian and cultural projects implemented between the two countries.

He also described Mehriban Aliyeva's role in restoration and digitalization of Roman catacombs and some rare manuscripts of the Vatican Apostolic Library, and implementation of other projects as an important historic step by Azerbaijan.

According to him, the Vatican hailed the tolerance in Azerbaijan and the country's contribution to intercultural dialogue.

Mehriban Aliyeva noted that Azerbaijan attached great importance to the development of bilateral relations with the Vatican, and stressed that the Heydar Aliyev Foundation would continue to participate in projects connected with the Vatican. She said the projects had special value for not only the Christian world, but also for the whole of mankind.