On September 14-15, 2022, the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will be held in Nur-Sultan.
The main theme of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: "The role of leaders of world and traditional religions in the spiritual and social development of mankind in the post-pandemic period."
Topics of section sessions of the VII Congress:
Section 1: "The role of religions in strengthening spiritual and moral values in the modern world."
Section 2: "The role of education and religious enlightenment in strengthening the respectful coexistence of religions and cultures, justice and peace."
Section 3: "The contribution of religious leaders and politicians to the promotion of global inter-religious dialogue and peace, countering extremism, radicalism and terrorism, especially on religious grounds."
Section 4: "The contribution of women to the well-being and sustainable development of society and the role of religious communities in supporting the social status of women."
Representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and other religions will take part in the work of the Congress. The Seventh Congress will be attended by Pope Francis, as well as delegations of leading religious organizations and state representatives.
Positive effect of holding the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions:
Held in Nur-Sultan in 2003, 2006, 2009, 2012, 2015 and 2018 The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions (hereinafter referred to as the Congress) became one of the largest international events in the history of independent Kazakhstan and was important in terms of Kazakhstan's entry into the international level.
The congress has received wide recognition from many major international forums working in the field of establishing and developing a dialogue of civilizations and religions.
Within the framework of three decades of Independence of the Republic of Kazakhstan, the successful and effective organization of the work of the Congresses brought significant political dividends to the secular state, increasing its authority in the international arena as a mature and strong country capable of adequately responding to the most urgent and acute problems of the modern era.
The congress became a significant contribution of Kazakhstan to the global process of interreligious and interfaith dialogue and took a special place in the efforts of the world community to strengthen the principles of harmony and tolerance, mutual understanding and cooperation both within the country and in the international arena.
4.VII Congress will be one of the main international events of the year, where Kazakhstan will demonstrate to the world its commitment to the ideas of tolerance, openness, mutual respect and trust between the state and society.
The topics of the plenary and breakout sessions of the 7th Congress provide an opportunity to comprehensively discuss the pressing problems of the modern era, subject to the threat of infectious diseases, international conflicts that worry every citizen, regardless of his religious and ethnic affiliation, and develop appropriate recommendations for their solution.
The VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions will have a positive information and image effect of Kazakhstan at the international level. It is planned to organize a live broadcast of the Congress and its breakout sessions on the YouTube channel and other social networks.
Taking into account that Kazakhstan will demonstrate its political and economic stability at the global level, this may serve to attract foreign investment in the country's economy.
The Congress provides productive meetings and communication interaction between leaders of world religions and leaders of major political figures so that they can directly listen and hear each other; to use the rich spiritual heritage of world religions and the common historical experience of civilizations to determine the role of leaders of world and traditional religions in the spiritual and social development of mankind.
To organize and hold the Congress at the highest level, the participants of which are representatives of different worldviews, foundations, and mentality, is an extremely difficult task.
And the fact that the Congresses were held, effective mechanisms for cooperation and communication between the participants were created and established is, of course, a significant achievement.
The congress contributed to the organizational design of a unique dialogue platform, literally a feat of spiritual leaders to reach out to each other.
Indeed, at the Congress there are people who are sometimes shared not only by different religious views and cultural aspects, but also by years of confrontation between the states of which they are citizens.
This is what makes the Congress unique, when, thanks to painstaking, subtle and delicate work, representatives of different views conduct a dialogue, exchange views, not only listen, but also hear each other.