Head of Religious Affairs Agency met with Supreme Mufti, Metropolitan of Kazakhstan
ASTANA. June 20. KAZINFORM Chairman of Kazakh Agency for Religious Affairs Kairat Lama Sharif visited the mosque Nur Astana and met with Supreme Mufti Absattar Kazhy Derbisali.
The Chief Mufti expressed his support to the Sharif's initiative "One nation - one religion". The issues of strengthening the role of Muslim clergy in Kazakhstan were discussed.
Thereafter, Kairat Lama Sharif met with Head of Metropolitan District in Kazakhstan, Metropolitan of Astana and Kazakhstan Alexander at Dormition Cathedral in Astana. They considered the issues of strengthening the moral health of citizens, preservation of peace and social harmony in multicultural and multi-confessional Kazakhstan.
Metropolitan Alexander noted the everlasting interaction between traditional religions in Kazakhstan - Islam and Orthodox Christianity - in the field of charity and social service, joint work in the general civil projects and preaching moral values.