We, participants of the VII Congress-spiritual leaders, politicians of world and traditional religions, leaders of international organizations,
guided by our common aspiration for a just, peaceful, safe and prosperous world,
affirming the importance of universal values in the spiritual and social development of mankind,
recognizing the need to resist and overcome intolerance and hatred, xenophobia,calls for discrimination and conflicts on the basis of social,ethnocultural and religious differences,
respecting the richness of religious and cultural diversity,
realizing that charitable actions, compassion, kindness, justice and solidarity contribute to the rapprochement of people and societies,
recognizing the value of education and religious education for self-and interreligious development of the individual,
affirming the importance of the role and rights of women in society,
emphasizing that material inequality leads our world to discontent, social tension, conflicts and crises,
recognizing the importance of addressing global challenges in a post-pandemic world such as climate change, poverty and famine, organized crime, terrorism and drugs,
with the most daring condemnation of extremism, radicalism and terrorism, which lead to religious persecution and encroachment on human life and dignity,
condemning the creation of interstate and international foci of tension in the world,
expressing concern about the global increase in the number of migrants and refugees in need of humanitarian aid and protection,
expressing a firm intention to promote the creation of conditions for dialogue and reconciliation between the conflicting parties,
realizing the urgent need for joint work of spiritual and political leaders to solve problems in the modern world,
supporting all international, regional, national and local initiatives, as well as the efforts of religious leaders to promote interreligious, intercultural and intercivilizational dialogue,
intending to intensify cooperation between religious communities, international, national and state institutions, as well as non-governmental organizations in the post-pandemic period,
Reaffirming the work of the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions, which has become a platform for international interreligious dialogue for representatives of various religions, confessions and religious teachings,
demonstrating the possibility of the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions to take further concrete steps to expand interreligious, intercultural and intercivilizational dialogue,
- WE CAME TO A COMMON POSITION AND DECLARE THE FOLLOWING:
1.We, the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions, will make every effort to continue its permanent activities for the benefit of peace and dialogue between religions, cultures and civilizations.
2.we declare that in the context of the post-pandemic development of the world and the globalization of World processes and threats to security, the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions will play an important role in the implementation of joint efforts to strengthen dialogue for peace and cooperation, as well as promote spiritual and moral values.
3.we recognize that the negative consequences of the pandemic can only be overcome by joint efforts, working together and helping each other.
4.we are confident that the outbreak of any military conflict, inciting outbreaks of tension and confrontation will have a "domino effect" and lead to the destruction of international relations.
5.we believe that extremism, radicalism, terrorism and all other forms of violence and wars, no matter what the reasons and goals are, have nothing to do with True Religion and should not be fundamentally rejected.
6.we ask national governments and authorized international organizations to provide comprehensive assistance to all religious groups and ethnic communities whose rights have been violated and abused by extremists and terrorists, as well as as a result of wars and military conflicts.
7.we call on world leaders to abandon all aggressive and destructive rhetoric that leads to destabilization of the situation in the world, to end conflicts and bloodshed in all corners of our world.
8.we call on religious leaders and prominent political figures from all corners of the world to continuously develop dialogue for Friendship, Cooperation and peaceful coexistence.
9.we advocate the active involvement of leaders of world and traditional religions and prominent political figures in the conflict settlement process to achieve long-term stability.
10.we emphasize that it is pluralism and differences in skin color, gender, race, language and culture that are the wisdom of the Will of God the creator. Allah allows religious diversity, so any coercion to any religion and religious teaching is unacceptable.
11.we call on all peoples to support practical initiatives to implement interreligious and interfaith dialogue in order to establish social justice and cooperation.
12.we are committed to the efforts of the United Nations and other international, governmental and regional institutions and organizations to promote dialogue between civilizations and religions, States and nations.
13.we recognize the importance and value of the document "on human brotherhood in favor of peace and peaceful coexistence" and the "Mecca declaration" (adopted in Mecca in May 2019) between the Holy See and Al-Azhar al-Sharif (adopted by UN BA resolution A/RES/75/200 of December 21, 2020), which calls for peace, dialogue, mutual understanding and mutual respect among believers for the common good.
14.we support the progress made by the world community in science, technology, medicine, industry and other areas, but at the same time emphasize the importance of combining them with spiritual, social and human values.
15.we understand that social problems often push people to extreme attitudes and deeds, and we call on all states of the world to provide decent living conditions for their citizens.
16.we emphasize that people and societies that ignore the importance of spiritual values and conscious orientations tend to lose their humanity and creativity.
17.we call on world political and business leaders to pay attention to overcoming discrepancies in the development of modern societies and to narrow the gap in the well-being of different segments of the population and different countries of the world.
18.we emphasize that dialogue between leaders of world and traditional religions has a positive impact on socio-political processes in states and societies that contribute to the preservation of peace.
19.we base the fact that Allah created all people equal, regardless of racial, religious, ethnic or other affiliation or social status, so respect and mutual understanding for each other are at the heart of all religious sermons.
20.We, political and public figures, journalists and bloggers, recognizing their freedom of expression, urge to beware of religious generalizations and not to equate extremism and terrorism with any nation or religion, as well as not to use religion for political purposes.
21.we advocate increasing the role of education and religious education, especially among young people, in strengthening the respectful coexistence of religions and cultures and eliminating dangerous false religious beliefs.
22.we pay special attention to the importance of strengthening the institution of the family.
23.we contribute to the protection of the dignity and rights of women, increasing their social status as equal members of the family and society, as well as encouraging their participation in peaceful processes in the cultural and religious spheres.
24.we emphasize the desperation of global digital development, as well as the importance of the role of religious and spiritual leaders in interacting with political figures in solving the problems of digital inequality.
25.we, respecting freedom of expression, seek to explain the importance of religious values for the advancement of religious education, inter-religious tolerance and civil peace, as well as to promote dialogue with the media and other institutions of society to promote general tolerance for religions.
26.we, all people of faith and goodwill, are called upon to unite in this difficult winter period and to contribute to ensuring security and harmony on our common home, planet earth.
27.we pray for the civilized world to support all well-wishers on the planet who make a significant contribution to the expansion of inter-civilizational, inter-religious and international dialogue.
28.we call for the support of acts of mercy and compassion in regions affected by military conflicts, as well as natural and man-made disasters.
29.we call on international organizations and national governments to cooperate in supporting their efforts to overcome the effects of the coronavirus pandemic.
30.we affirm that the goals of the Congress and this declaration are to guide current and future generations of humanity to promote a culture of mutual respect and peace; that they will be available for use in the public administration of any country in the world, as well as international organizations, including UN institutions.
31.we entrust the Secretariat of the Congress to develop a concept for the development of the Congress of leaders of world and traditional religions as a platform for global interreligious dialogue for 2023-2033.
32.we reaffirm the role of the Republic of Kazakhstan as an authoritative and global center of inter-civilizational, interreligious and interfaith dialogue.