Berik Aryn met with Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Kazakhstan Zaher bin Mutish al-Anezi

Vice-Minister of public development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Aryn met with Ambassador extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to the Republic of Kazakhstan Zaher bin Mutish al-Anezi

During the meeting, the parties discussed the development of bilateral cooperation in the field of religious activities, as well as the organization of pilgrimage - Umrah and Hajj for Kazakh citizens.

Vice-Minister B. Aryn expressed satisfaction with the development of contacts in the religious sphere and expressed hope for the continuation of mutually beneficial cooperation with the Kingdom. He also thanked the Saudi side for the assistance and support provided to Kazakh pilgrims during the organization of the Hajj.

The parties agreed to continue working to improve the conditions for organizing Umrah and Hajj for Kazakh pilgrims this year.

In addition, during the conversation, the Vice-Minister of public development informed the interlocutor about the current tasks and priorities of the Ministry implementing state policy in the religious sphere.

He drew attention to the fact that the experience of the Saudi side in the field of deradicalization and rehabilitation work is of interest to Kazakhstan, which has always condemned and condemns terrorism in all its forms and manifestations and supports the adoption by the world community of effective collective efforts to eradicate this phenomenon.

The parties agreed to exchange experience and information on preventing the activities of extremist religious movements, including methods of conducting counter-propaganda work to protect the population from the influence of radical religious ideology.