Minister A.Umarov's working trip to Almaty took place

Minister Askar Umarov met with the staff of the Center for the Study of Problems of Religions in Almaty.

During the meeting the Minister got acquainted with the religious situation and discussed issues of strengthening state-confessional relations in the city.

Also Askar Umarov took part in the exhibition "Ancient Russian Art" at the A.Kasteev State Museum of Art, organized by the Metropolitan District of the Orthodox Church of Kazakhstan as part of the celebration of the 150th anniversary of the Turkestan diocese.

During the event, the Minister read out congratulations from the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.Tokayev on the occasion of the celebration of the anniversary date.

The congratulation notes that the Metropolitan District, being a worthy successor of the diocese, conducts active educational and public activities, promotes traditional spiritual and moral values, and the progressive development of interethnic and interfaith dialogue.

The exhibition hosted the presentation of the first illustrated catalog of the collection of church art of the XVII-XIX centuries from the fund of the Museum named after A. Kasteev.

During the trip, the Minister got acquainted with the work of the youth resource center of Almaty. During the meeting, Askar Umarov spoke about the training programs implemented by the Ministry on working with youth, the status of a youth worker.

The Minister also met with representatives of the «League of Volunteers» movement, participants and organizers of the «Zhaydarman» movement.

The event discussed issues of popularization of volunteering, further development of the games "Zhaydarman", as well as the education of young people.

Also Askar Umarov got acquainted with the leisure centers at the YRC "J-club" for the development of the Kazakh Stand up, "Innovation HS" for teaching CAD modeling and the basics of installation, as well as "El-Nazy" for working with hard-of-hearing children using art therapy.