Ambassador of Kazakhstan met with the Secretary General of the World Islamic League

On February 8, 2021, H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, met with H.E. Dr. Mohammad bin Abdulkarim Al-Issa, the Secretary General of the Muslim World League (WML).

During the meeting, the parties discussed ways to strengthen cooperation between Kazakhstan and the WML within the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and exchanged views on promoting interreligious and inter-civilizational dialogue at the international level.

Besides, the Ambassador delivered an invitation letter of H.E. Mr. Maulen Ashimbayev, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan and Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions addressed to the Secretary General Dr. M.Al-Issa to pay an official visit to Kazakhstan to intensify cooperation in the abovementioned areas.

At the same time, the Kazakh diplomat informed on the significant events taking place in Kazakhstan, including the results of the January parliamentary elections, the main provisions of the third package of political reforms announced by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, and events taking place in the framework of the celebration of 30th Anniversary of Kazakhstan's independence.

For his part, Dr. Mohammad Al-Issa confirmed the full support of the WML for the activities of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. He expressed readiness of the WML to continue to work with its Secretariat to expand cooperation and strengthen mutual respect and understanding between religions and achieve consent and harmony in the world.

Moreover, the WML Secretary General highly appreciated the constructive policy of Kazakhstan's leadership, which ensures the peaceful coexistence of many ethnic groups and confessions, and the political and socio-economic reforms carried out in the country as well as the level of development achieved during the years of independence.