Baku, Azerbaijan, April 25. An Azerbaijani
parliamentary delegation, led by the speaker of the national
assembly, Sahiba Gafarova, traveled to Italy to attend the funeral
of Pope Francis on April 25, the parliamentary press and public
relations department told Trend.
The delegation was greeted at Rome’s international airport by
Azerbaijan’s ambassador to the Holy See, Ilgar Mukhtarov, the
country’s ambassador to Italy, Reshad Aslanov, and Vatican
officials.
The speaker of the national assembly will represent Azerbaijan
at the funeral ceremony, which will be held at the Santa Maria
Maggiore basilica on April 26, and participate in the events
honoring the pope’s final journey.
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