Mutual understanding, religious tolerance create peace in our multiethnic country, N. Nazarbayev
12:30, 7 January 2012
ASTANA. January 7. KAZINFORM /Muratbek Makulbekov/ "Mutual understanding, solidarity and religious tolerance create peace in our multiethnic country," President Nursultan Nazarbayev said extending Orthodox Christmas congratulations to Orthodox Christians.
"Dear Kazakhstanis, I have come here today to congratulate you on this great holiday, the birth of Jesus. It is celebrated as the day of benevolence, as the day of mutual help and tolerance. I think we have the one God and all religions such as Judaism, Christianity, and Islam were born from the one Father, Abrahamic religion," the President said.