On October 11, Astana will be hosting the XXI meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, chaired by Maulen Ashimbaev, the Speaker of the Senate of the Parliament of Kazakhstan - the head of the secretariat of the Congress, Report informs.
Within the framework of the secretariat meeting, it is planned to exchange views on the results of the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held in Astana in September last year, as well as discuss and adopt the “Development Concept of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions for 2023-2033”, initiated by the President of Kazakhstan Kassym-Jomart Tokayev at the VII Congress.
The leaders of religions such as Islam, Christianity, Buddhism, Judaism, Hinduism, Taoism, Shintoism from various countries including the US, Vatican, the UK, South Korea, Egypt, Azerbaijan, Türkiye, Pakistan, Iran, Kyrgyzstan, Uzbekistan, Israel, China, Mongolia, Japan, India, Russia, Thailand, UAE, are expected to participate in the XXI meeting of the Secretariat of the Congress.
Azerbaijan will be represented at the meeting by the Chairman of the Caucasus Muslims Office, Sheikh ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazada.