"Spiritual harmony is the foundation of the world"

Today, October 18, in Nur-Sultan, an international conference was held on the theme: "Spiritual harmony is the basis of peace", timed to coincide with the Day of Spiritual Harmony and the 10th anniversary of the World Forum of Spiritual Culture.
The conference was organized by the Ministry of Information and Social Development of the Republic of Kazakhstan, akimat of the city of Nur-Sultan, Nursultan Nazarbayev's Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue and the International Association "Peace through Culture".
The conference was attended by Vice Minister of Information and Public Development Marat Azilkhanov, Head of the Department of Religious Affairs of the Akimat of Nur-Sultan Nurdaulet Almukhanov, Chairman of the Board of the N. Nazarbayev Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue Altai Abibullaev, President of the International Association "Peace through Culture »Tolegen Mukhamedzhanov, as well as public figures, representatives of religious associations and civil society institutions, international experts from Russia, USA, India, Austria, Switzerland, Germany, Lebanon, and the Kyrgyz Republic.
The goal of the conference was to promote the ideas of tolerance, spiritual harmony in the name of peace and stability in Kazakhstani society and in the world as a whole, rallying citizens around common spiritual and moral values.
During the conference, the participants discussed topical issues in the field of interfaith relations, the tasks of strengthening Kazakhstani identity based on the national idea, as well as the role of civil society in promoting interreligious dialogue and mutual understanding in the country and in the world.
Recall that in Kazakhstan, the Day of Spiritual Harmony has been celebrated since 1992, when, on the initiative of the First President of the Republic of Kazakhstan - Elbasy Nursultan Nazarbayev, the First Session of the World Congress of Spiritual Harmony was held in Almaty.
The final document of the historic congress was a manifesto, in which the participants of the meeting called on to declare October 18 as the Day of Spiritual Harmony - the Day of a moratorium on conflicts and clashes, the search for reconciliation, mercy and help to one's neighbor.