Speaker of Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova Attends the Funeral Ceremony for the Pope Francis in the Vatican

Chair`s Travels
26 April 2025 | 19:42   

Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova attended the funeral ceremony for the Pope Francis.

The funeral ceremony took place at St. Peter's Square in the Vatican on 26 April. Speaker of the Milli Majlis Sahiba Gafarova represented our country at the ceremony attended by Heads of State and Government, Speakers of Parliament, clergy and prominent public figures.

Speaker Sahiba Gafarova met with Secretary of State of the Holy See Cardinal Pietro Parolin and Archbishop (Minister of Foreign Affairs) of the Holy See Paul Gallagher, and conveyed condolences on behalf of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Ilham Aliyev.

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The Milli Majlis



The Milli Majlis of the Republic of Azerbaijan - The state legislative power branch organ is a unicameral parliament that has 125 MPs. The MPs are elected as based on the majority electoral system by free, private and confidential vote reliant on the general, equitable and immediate suffrage. The tenure of a Milli Majlis convocation is 5 years.