Head of Caucasus Muslims Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade has not yet agreed to attend the CIS interreligious council meeting scheduled for November in Yerevan.

However, he considers his visit will contribute to the Karabakh peace process.

“If the Armenian Catholicos is coming here expressing his thoughts and sharing views on Karabakh conflict, why should I step back and not to go to Yerevan to tell what I think to Armenians’ faces?  I believe not going to Armenia would be cowardice,” Pashazade told Azerbaijani media, Interfax reports.

According to him, it is necessary to maintain these relationships and use the right words.

“Talks are underway but I have not given my consent. I plan to hold a meeting with the Russian Patriarch in the near future. Some spiritual leaders of the CIS will also be present. Events in Armenia will be discussed as well,” he said.

The spiritual leader also said they are negotiating a meeting between religious leaders of Georgia, Azerbaijan and Armenia to be held in Austria where the Nagorno-Karabakh conflict will be discussed.