Vice Minister of Information and Social Development Marat Azilkhanov met with the leadership of the NJSC “N. Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilization Dialogue”

On August 19, 2020, Vice Minister of Information and Social Development Marat Azilkhanov met with the Chairman of the Board of the NJSC “N. Nazarbayev Center for Development of Interfaith and Intercivilization Dialogue” Altai Abibullaev.

The meeting discussed the functioning of the Center and the organization of the XIX Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. The parties also touched upon the issues of conducting religious expert examination and research on the problems of the religious sphere.

Altai Abibullaev informed about the future plans of the Center to establish cooperation with similar organizations abroad, noting that during a year since its establishment the Center has been able to form partnerships with the main participants of the Congress from different countries. The Center signed an agreement with the UN Alliance of Civilizations, concluded memoranda with the International Institute for Cultural Diplomacy (UAE), Islamic Research Institute of the International Islamic University of Islamabad, Akhmet Yassawi International Kazakh-Turkish University.

Recall that the N. Nazarbayev Center was created in 2019 with the aim of popularizing the goals and objectives of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, as well as the unique Kazakhstan model of peace and harmony in the international arena.

At the end of the meeting, M. Azilkhanov set a number of specific tasks for the Center.