Kazakhstanis live in the safest country of the world, Iosif Kobzon
TANA. October 17. KAZINFORM /Askar Bimendin/ Today in Astana People's Artist of USSR Iosif Kobzon told about the goals and tasks of the World Forum of Spiritual Culture.
"You, Kazakhstanis, live in the safest country but in the turbulent world. It is suffice to watch news, browse Internet to perceive what volatile world we live in. You know what is going on in the Middle East, the countries of Asia and Africa. How to fight against it? The approach has been found earlier here in Kazakhstan, a home to many ethnic groups," co-chairman of the World Forum of Spiritual Culture Iosif Kobzon told a press conference in Astana.
"Spiritual decline and poverty lead to tragic results such as terrorist attacks, it is not just physical pain of people but also the moral one. The spiritual forum gives us answers to those questions. The forum is called to elaborate a common system to fight against spiritual poverty for all our nations. It concerns also America, and Asia, and Africa and Europe," he stated.
This press conference is devoted to the international conference on preparations for the II World Forum of Spiritual Culture set for October 18 in Astana.