Azerbaijan, Baku, Nov. 4 / Trend M.Aliyev /
Delegations from some 40 countries are expected to attend the birthday celebrations of Caucasus Muslims Board Chairman Sheikh-ul-Islam Haji Allahshukur Pashazade in Baku Nov. 6-7.
Moscow and All-Russia Patriarch Kirill II, All-Georgia Catholicos-Patriarch Ilia II and representatives of the Roman Catholic Church and St. Bartholomew Church will visit Baku to congratulate the leader on his sixtieth birthday, and his thirtieth anniversary as Sheikh-ul-Islam.
A long list of officials will attend the events, including: Turkish Minister Faruk Chelik, Russian President Dmitry Medvedev's Special Envoy Farida Mukhammedshina, Chechen President Ramzan Kadirov, Dagestani President Mukhu Aliyev, Iranian Ayatollah Muhammad Ali-Tashiri, World Organization for Uniting Islamic Schools General Secretary Filaret and Georgian Vice Parliamentary Speaker Pridon Todua.
Presidential representatives from Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Latvia and Tajikistan will also attend, as will representatives of the Saudi Arabian and Jordanian kings.
The Gulistan Palace will host an international conference to mark the leader's birthday Nov. 7.
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