Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Netherlands invited the head of the Islamic University of Rotterdam to the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Netherlands Askar Zhumagaliyev met with the Rector of the Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam, renowned scholar of Islamic law Ahmet Akgunduz.

During the meeting, A. Zhumagaliyev presented A. Akgunduz with an official invitation to participate in the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on behalf of the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan, Head of the Secretariat of the Congress M. Ashimbayev.

During the meeting, the parties discussed the prospects for cooperation between Kazakhstan and the Islamic University of Applied Sciences Rotterdam and issues of promoting interfaith harmony and interreligious dialogue.

The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, convened on the initiative of the First President of Kazakhstan N. Nazarbayev, has been held in Kazakhstan since 2003. The main mission of the Congress is to search for universal guidelines in world and traditional forms of religions, as well as the functioning of a permanent international interfaith institution for the dialogue of religions and the adoption of agreed decisions.

The VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions: "The role of leaders of world and traditional confessions in the socio-spiritual development of mankind in the post-pandemic period" will be held on September 14-15, 2022 in Nur-Sultan.