Participants of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions adopted declaration

Vice-Minister of Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan Berik Aryn said that the Declaration of the participants of the Congress of Leaders World and Traditional Religions was adopted. He spoke at a press conference dedicated to the results of the VI Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional religions.

«The participants adopted the Declaration of the Sixth Congress of world and traditional religions, where they noted the unique role of our Congress as a global platform for the development and strengthening of inter-civilizational and inter-religious dialogue. Another important event of the current Congress was the decision to create the Nazarbayev center for the development of inter-civilizational and inter-religious dialogue. This decision is reflected in the Declaration», - Berik Aryn said.

The Vice-Minister also said that at the closing of the Congress, a special stamp issued for the 15th anniversary of the Astana spiritual forum will be extinguished.

We remind that on October 11, Astana hosts breakout sessions on the topics «Manifesto “World. XXI century” as a concept of global security», «Religion in changing geopolitics: new opportunities for the consolidation of humanity», «Religion and globalization: challenges and answers», «Religious leaders and political figures in overcoming extremism and terrorism».

The Congress is attended by more than 80 delegations from 45 countries, including spiritual leaders and representatives of Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, Shintoism, Zoroastrianism, as well as representatives of religious and public organizations.