Yerzhan Babakumarov chaired a meeting of the City Council for Relations with Religious Associations

Yerzhan Babakumarov chaired a meeting of the City Council for Relations with Religious Associations
On June 23, 2021, under the chairmanship of the Deputy Akim of Almaty Yerzhan Babakumarov, a meeting of the City Council for Relations with Religious Associations under the Akimat was held, which includes leaders of leading confessions, religious scholars.
 
The key goal of the Council is to analyze, develop proposals and recommendations on issues of religion, strengthen spiritual harmony in society and harmonize interfaith relations. Among the important tasks is also the identification of conflict zones and the prevention of the development of conflicts both within and between confessions.
 
During the meeting, a workplan to strengthen interfaith harmony for the second half of the year was considered, including the Day of Spiritual Harmony, which is annually celebrated on October 18. In addition, the current tasks for the coming period were discussed.
 
The meeting participants shared their views on the religious situation and voiced proposals to strengthen spiritual brotherhood among the city's confessions. The meeting was addressed by the deputy chief imam of the city E. Esim, the clerk of the Ascension Cathedral A. Suvorov and others.
 
Chairman of the Council, Deputy Akim Yerzhan Babakumarov noted that special attention is paid to issues of state-confessional relations.
 

Representatives of more than 100 different ethnic groups live in Almaty, as well as 17 confessions out of 18 in the country. Today there are 184 local religious associations in the city, 115 places of worship are functioning. As noted, the interests of the majority of religions represented in the Republic of Kazakhstan are concentrated here. Since 1991, the number of religious associations in Almaty has increased 12 times. Construction of 3 new mosques and one temple is underway.