Qatar confirmed its participation in the VI Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

On February 20-21, Kazakh delegation led by Vice-Minister of Religious Affairs and Civil Society Berik Aryn took part in the 13th Doha forum on interfaith dialogue.

During the visit, meetings were held with the Minister of wakuf and Islam of the state of Qatar Geiss bin Mubarak al-Kuwari, Director of the Doha center for interfaith dialogue Ibrahim Saleh al-Naimi and Executive Director of the Qatari charity Foundation Yusuf bin Ahmad al-Kuwari.

During the meetings, they exchanged experience and opinions about the ways of development of bilateral cooperation in the sphere of regulation of religious activities.

B. Aryn handed over the invitation on behalf of the President of the Senate of Parliament of Kazakhstan, Head of Secretariat of Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions Kassym-Zhomart Tokayev Minister GAIS bin Mubarak al-Kuwari and the head of the Doha forum Ibrahim Saleh al-Naimi at the VI Congress which will be held in Astana in October this year.

Minister al-Qawari confirmed his participation in the upcoming interfaith forum in Astana and expressed readiness to consider providing assistance in the implementation of the project to expand the Nur-Astana mosque complex.

Director of the Doha center for interfaith dialogue I. al-Naimi, also confirming his intention to participate in the Congress, expressed interest in developing cooperation between the two platforms to promote interfaith dialogue. In this regard, the parties agreed to explore the possibility of signing a Memorandum between the Doha forum and the International center for cultures and religions.

The Executive Director of a Qatari charitable Foundation Y. al-Kawari was presented to the newly established Kazakhstan Corporate Charity Fund «Uakyp», whose activities are aimed at fundraising and the implementation of socially significant projects.

The Qatari side expressed interest in establishing close contacts with the «Uakyp» Fund in implementing social projects in Kazakhstan, such as building schools and hospitals, providing fresh water to remote settlements, and providing assistance to orphaned children.

It should be noted that Qatar was one of the first States to support political and socio-economic reforms in Kazakhstan after independence, including the decision to move the capital. In particular, the Nur-Astana mosque was built in Astana at the expense of a government grant, the Sheikh Tamim high school is currently being built, and the St. Regis hotel complex was built with the participation of Qatari businessmen.