Kazakhstan delegation participated in the 13th Doha Conference of the dialogue of religions

The delegation of Kazakhstan headed by the Vice-Minister for Religious Affairs and Civil Society of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Aryn took part in the 13th Doha conference of the dialogue of religions on the theme «Religion and human rights», held on February 20-21, 2018 in the Qatari capital.

Vice-Minister B. Aryn made a report at the meeting of the conference on «Freedom of religion and religious practice», where he introduced the participants to the experience of Kazakhstan in ensuring inter-ethnic and inter-confessional harmony, and spoke in detail about the global initiative of President N. A. Nazarbayev to convene a Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions, the goals and objectives of which are in tune with the Doha conference.

 

In addition, the forum delegates were informed about the measures taken by the government of Kazakhstan to create a Kazakh model of interaction between the state and religions, legislative initiatives to ensure the rights of citizens to freedom of conscience, building constructive cooperation with all legally operating religious associations, as well as strengthening the secular principles of the country's development.

«Thanks to the wise and balanced policy of the Head of our state, Kazakhstan has managed to build its own unique model of peaceful coexistence of people of different faiths» -  B. Aryn said.

In General, the conference participants discussed a wide range of topical issues related to religious freedoms and religious practice, human rights in the political, economic and social spheres, the attitude of religions to violations of individual and group rights, human rights in the Scriptures and Testaments, and successful practices of introducing religious values into human rights legislation.

The event was attended by religious figures, scientists, theologians, experts in the fields of religion and human rights, representatives of various human rights NGOs and centers dealing with the dialogue of cultures and civilizations, from the United States, Canada, Sweden, Italy, great Britain, Belgium, Malaysia, Argentina and other European, Arab, Asian and CIS countries.