The Secretary General of the World Islamic League considers the Kazakhstan Interreligious Forum unique

In Riyadh, H.E. Mr. Berik Aryn, the Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Saudi Arabia, met with H.E. Dr. Sheikh Muhammad bin Abdul Karim Al-Issa, the Secretary General of the Islamic World League.

During the meeting, H.E. Mr. B. Aryn presented invitation letter on behalf of the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K. Tokayev to the Head of the WIL to take part in the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, to be held on September 14-15, 2022, in Nur-Sultan.

H.E. Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa, accepting the invitation with gratitude, noted the leading role of Kazakhstan in establishing a dialogue between representatives of various religions, promoting a culture of tolerance and peaceful coexistence.

According to him, being at the crossroads of cultures and civilizations, and based on its successful experience in ensuring peace and stability in a multi-ethnic and multi-religious society, Kazakhstan initiated a unique inter-religious forum, which was highly appreciated and recognized throughout the world.

The Secretary General of the League emphasized the fact that a Muslim country became the initiator of this global interreligious dialogue platform, which once again demonstrated to the world the true peace-loving essence of Islam, which does not accept hatred and violence.

The Ambassador Kazakhstan expressed his gratitude to H.E. Dr. Sheikh Muhammad Al-Issa for appreciating the policy of the Kazakhstani leadership of the country to ensure inter-confessional and inter-ethnic harmony and for supporting the ideas of the Congress and active participation in its activities from the first days of the forum's launch.

H.E. Mr. B. Aryn also informed the interlocutor about the current and upcoming socio-economic and socio-political transformations in the country within implementation of the of the State-of-the-Nation Address by President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev entitled «New Kazakhstan: the path of renewal and modernization», which provides for serious legislative changes to the electoral system, including the procedure for the formation of the Parliament, the creation of political parties, etc.