The opening of the photo exhibition "Peace and unity of different countries" took place

Today, on May 27, the opening of the photo exhibition "Peace and Unity of different countries" and the summing up of the children's drawing contest "Peace and Tolerance through my eyes" took place at the Palace of Peace and Accord in Nur-Sultan. 

The opening of the photo exhibition was attended by Vice-Minister of Information and Social Development S.Egizbayev, Chairman of the Board of the Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue B.Sarsenbayev, Deputy Chairman of the SAMK, Naib Mufti E.Ongarov, Archbishop of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of St. Mary in Nur-Sultan T.Pat, Archbishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Kazakhstan Y.Novgorodov, representative of the Baha'i Community A.Sabit, representative of the Almaty Won Buddhist Church E.Kim. 

The photo exhibition is aimed at promoting the ideas of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on the formation of respect for religions and cultures of different peoples of the world, assistance in strengthening interfaith dialogue, joint responsibility in maintaining international peace and security. 

The presented works reflect the theme of tolerance, interreligious harmony, consolidation around universal spiritual values, as well as the national patriotic idea of "Mangilik El", based on the unity of cultural, ethnic, linguistic and religious diversity. 

Also, within the framework of the photo exhibition, the winners of the children's drawing contest "Peace and tolerance through my eyes" were awarded, in which 60 works of schoolchildren from the city of Nur-Sultan took part.