Issues of confessional peace in Central Asia were discussed at the International Conference

On the Day of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan on November 26 this year, an international online conference "The Confessional World of Central Asia: State, Risks, Solutions" was held.

During the conference, topical issues related to the formation of the modern religious situation in Central Asia in the context of global trends were discussed.

International experts analyzed the main trends in the development of interfaith processes in the region, noted the important role of legislative regulation of the religious sphere in the conditions of the secular development of states and societies, identified common goals and objectives for further regional cooperation in the sphere of religion.

The conference was attended by Chairman of the Board of the Nursultan Nazarbayev Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue Altai Abibullaev and Deputy Chairman of the Committee on Religious Affairs of the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Bakirov Bauyrzhan, as well as international experts, religious leaders, representatives of the scientific community. Among the conference participants - Deputy Minister of Hajj, Leadership and Donations of Afghanistan Mohammad Osman Tariq, Secretary of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate for Interreligious Relations of the Russian Orthodox Church Dimitri Safonov (Russia), Director General of the Institute for the Study of Islam of the International Islamic University of Islamabad Mohammad Zia Ul-Haq (Pakistan) and others.