Ambassador of Kazakhstan met with the Netherland`s Special Envoy for Religion and Belief

Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the Netherlands Askar Zhumagaliyev held a meeting with Jos Douma, Special Envoy for Religion and Belief at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of the Netherlands.

During the meeting, the Kazakh diplomat informed J.Douma about the activities of Kazakhstan in promoting interfaith harmony and intercivilizational dialogue and the forthcoming VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, which will be held on September 14-15, 2022 in Nur-Sultan.

During the conversation, the parties discussed current issues on state-confessional relations and activities of religious associations.

According to the official data, more than 54.1% of the Kingdom’s population are agnostic or atheist, 20.1% are Catholics, 14.8% are Protestants, 5% are followers of Islam, 6% are other religions.

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 primary mission of the Congress is to search for universal guidelines in the world and traditional forms of religions, as well as the functioning of a permanent international interfaith institution for the implementation of dialogue of religions and adoption of coordinated decisions.