“Baha’i Organizations Newsletter (BWNS)” announced on July 12th about holding a conference in Azerbaijan by the Committee of Religious Associations and the Baha’i Community of Azerbaijan.
The aforementioned meeting, which was held jointly by the “Center of Baha’i Organization in Azerbaijan” and the “State Committee of Religious Associations” of this country, shows the continuation of the close cooperation of the office of this cult in Azerbaijan with the government centers of this country.
The topics raised in this conference included “Admiring and praising Baha’i principles by statesmen” and “Explanation and interpretation of the Baha’i programs and plans for influence in the society of Azerbaijan” which was stated for addressees by the member of the foreign affairs office of the Baha’is of Azerbaijan, the vice president of the parliament, the head of the religious association committee and the head of “Simorgh Cultural Association”.
Religious tolerance, achieving a common identity, coexistence in society, the efforts of religious followers to strengthen the country, promoting religious counseling among religious followers, and emphasizing the role of the family and neighborhood activities in creating social harmony, were among the topics raised in this meeting.
The noteworthy point in the mentioned meeting was the reference of the representative of the Baha’is of Azerbaijan to the beginning of the coexistence project in this country which can be called a joint plan by the Baha’is and the statesmen of Azerbaijan for the Baha’is to achieve the goal of “influence in the society of this country” and to fulfill the goal of the rulers of this country to “preach atheism, liberalism and secularization of this land”. (Baha’i Truth Channel)
Azar Ja’farov, the head of public relations coordination of the Baha’i community of Azerbaijan said in an interview: “The government of Azerbaijan shows us a positive attitude, supports our rights, does not object to our activities, and has a positive attitude towards us.” Our work is evaluated positively by the government. (Specialized Analytical Database of the Culture of Society and Nations)
Considering the establishment of relations between Israel and Azerbaijan, it seems the members of the Baha’i cult in Azerbaijan are doing these activities in order to increase the dominance of Israel in Azerbaijan as much as possible because:
In its foreign policy strategies Israel has tried to assign an important role to this component knowing that culture and social issues are considered as soft power. In the meantime, Central Asia and the Caucasus, especially countries such as Azerbaijan, Kazakhstan and Turkmenistan form the main and fundamental focus of the foreign policy of the Zionist regime in the cultural and social dimension.
Source:
۱- Baha’i truth site
۲- Analytical and specialized database of the culture of society and nations
۳- Mehr correspondance
