III Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions to start in Astana July 1
ASTANA. June 22. KAZINFORM. /Narymbek Ismagulov/ III Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions will take place on July 1-2 in Astana. Kazakh MFA's official spokesperson Yerzhan Ashikbayev has made it public at a briefing today.
Delegations of three world as well as traditional religions will be represented within the event. In whole over 60 delegations of different confessions of the world, honorary guests and representatives of such international organizations as the UN, OSCE, UNESCO and OIC are expected at the Congress.
The first day the Congress will begin from the plenary session on the role of religious leaders in building the world based on tolerance, mutual respect and cooperation. The work of the second day will be divided into three sections: "Moral and intellectual values, universal ethics", "Dialogue and cooperation", "Solidarity especially in crises periods".
Upon the results of the forum the appeals of the participants of the Third Congress will be accepted.