NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM The VII Congress of the World and Traditional Religions’ Leaders has just kicked off in the Palace of Independence of the Kazakh capital, Kazinform correspondent reports.



The theme of the event was designated as The Role of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions in the Spiritual and Social Development of Human Civilization in the Post-Pandemic Period.

On the threshold of the event, on September 13, the XX session of the Secretariat of the Congress was held under the chairmanship of the Kazakh Senate Speaker, Chief of the VII Congress Secretariat Maulen Ashimbayev.

This year’s forum is notable for the participation of Pope Francis, Supreme Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmed Mohamed Ahmed at-Tayeb, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Chief Ashkenazi Rabbi David Lau.