Religions must become a source for harmony and mutual respect - Jean-Louis Toran
18:36, 1 July 2009
ASTANA. July 1. KAZINFORM /Aigul Tulekbayeva/ Today within the III congress of the Leaders of the World and Traditional Religions Head of the State Nursultan Nazarbayev has received President of the Pontifical Council for Interreligious DialogueJean-Louis Tauran, the Agency reports.
"Kazakhstan proved that differences can be perceived not only as the reasons for mutual struggle but also as an opportunity for mutual enrichment of cultures and traditions. The current Congress of the religious leaders serves as a certain message to the whole world: religions should not become a source for controversies but must be a source for harmony and mutual respect", Jean-Louis Tauran said at a briefing.