TURKESTAN: MEETING OF LEADERS OF RELIGIOUS DENOMINATIONS

 

October 18 is the Day of Spiritual Harmony. A special event dedicated to this date was held in Turkestan today with the participation of leaders of religious denominations in the region. The meeting was led by deputy akim of Turkestan region Saken Kalkamanov. The issues of strengthening the unity of the people, strengthening interreligious relations and spiritual peace were discussed at the meeting.

The event was attended by the representative of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Kazakhstan in Turkestan region, Imam Yerkebulan Karakulov, the head of the local Orthodox religious association "St. Nicholas Parish of Turkestan of the Shymkent diocese" Vitaly Smolyanov and other representatives of the clergy. Deputy akim of the region Saken Kalkamanov spoke about the role of religious denominations in society and mutual cooperation.

"One of the most important achievements of Independent Kazakhstan for 30 years is social stability based on interethnic and interreligious harmony in modern Kazakh society. The Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions is being held on the initiative of Elbasy in the capital of Kazakhstan, Nur-Sultan. We can safely say that now issues in the religious sphere in our country are not only being resolved correctly, but are also developing in the right direction," he said. At the end of the meeting, the leaders of religious denominations were presented with letters of thanks and special gifts in honor of the holiday.

To date, 784 religious associations belonging to 6 religious denominations are functioning on the territory of the Turkestan region. Among them are 30 local religious associations of non-Islamic orientation and 2 of their branches. At the same time, there are 752 Islamic mosques in the country, which are branches of the DUMK.

Press service of the akim of Turkestan region