Kazakh Ambassador meets with Egyptian President's representatives at the III religious congress
17:21, 30 June 2009
ASTANA. June 30. KAZINFORM. Kazakhstan Ambassador Bakhtiyar Tassymov met with Supreme Sheikh M. Tantaui Al-Azhar and Minister of Religions M. Zakzuk who will be the special representatives of Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak at the III religious congress. The meeting took place in Cairo June 28, the Kazakhstan MFA press service informed.
The Ambassador thanked the Egyptian party for the active support of Nursultan Nazarbayev's initiative of convening the Congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions in Astana, which during these years has been received world recognition and authority as an effective mechanism of dialogue between representatives of religions for the purpose of tolerance, peace and security.
Minister Zakzuk and Supreme Sheikh M. Tantaui also expressed gratitude for the invitation and expressed confidence the congress will prove to be an important contribution of Kazakhstan to rapprochement of cultures and civilizations and building mutual understanding between nations and countries.