Israeli foreign minister met with Jewish community leaders in Azerbaijan

Published: 2026-01-26 07:05

"At the start of my visit to Azerbaijan, I met in Baku with the leaders of the Jewish community. Today, around 30,000 Jews live in Azerbaijan alongside the country’s Muslim population, in an atmosphere of mutual respect and with the preservation of religious tolerance and freedom of worship. For generations, Azerbaijan has served as an example and a model of a Muslim-majority country that enables prosperity and safe lives for the Jewish community. I believe in the ties between the two countries. The large Jewish community that immigrated to Israel and the Jews who remain in Azerbaijan constitute a strong human bridge for the relations between the two countries, which are growing stronger across many dimensions. We will continue to strengthen them," Israel’s Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar wrote in an Instagram post.

By Azerbaijani-Israeli Alliance Global News