Ambassador Sabr Yessimbekov met with Tsunekiyo Tanaka, President of Jinja Honcho (the Association of Shinto Shrine)

Sabr Yessimbekov, Ambassador of the Republic of Kazakhstan to Japan, met with Tsunekiyo Tanaka, President of Jinja Honcho (the Association of Shinto Shrine).

The Ambassador thanked for participation of the Association's representatives in the XIX session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on 6 October this year and invited the President of the Association to take part in the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, scheduled to take place on 14-15 September 2022.

For his part, Mr. Tanaka thanked for the invitation and emphasised the importance of the Congress in building a constructive dialogue between societies and cultures. The President of the Association warmly remembered his visit to Kazakhstan in 2012 during the IV Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

Following the discussion the sides underlined significance of the work implemented within the framework of the previous Congresses and expressed confidence that the forthcoming VII Congress would also become another step on the way of strengthening the international authority of the Congress. The parties expressed hope that the interreligious dialogue will continue to play an essential role in consolidation of the global humanitarian agenda.