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A  meeting with representatives of ACCESS, the youth wing of the American Jewish Committee (AJC), has been held at the Azerbaijani Embassy in the US.
Delivering a speech at the event, Azerbaijani ambassador Elin Suleymanov said that the Azerbaijan-Israel relations were based on the historical friendship ties between the two countries and stressed that Azerbaijan was a symbol of tolerance in the global arena.
The Azerbaijani Ambassador noted that the country`s leadership pays special attention to promotion of ethnic and religious diversity. The Jewish community of Azerbaijan throughout history took an active part in the life of the society.
Referring to friendly relations between Azerbaijan and the American Jewish Committee, the diplomat recalled that the organization’s executive director David Harris was awarded with “Dostlug” (Friendship) order upon the decree of President Ilham Aliyev.
ACCESS group members, in turn, expressed gratitude to the Azerbaijan government for the efforts to combat terrorism and radicalism. They also noted the importance of informing the US public about Azerbaijan as an exemplary space of intercultural and interreligious dialogue.