The Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Egypt, Askar Zhengis held a meeting with Egyptian Minister of Religious Endowments, Usama Al-Azhari, and presented to him an invitation from the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan – Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions Maulen Ashimbayev to attend the VIII Congress to be held on September 17-18, 2025 in Astana, El.kz cites MFA.
Minister Al-Azhari accepted with appreciation the invitation to the Congress on the theme “Dialogue of Religions: Synergy for the Future”, underlined the Congress’ huge contribution made to the global interreligious dialogue.
Ambassador Zhengis noted that representatives of Egypt regularly participate in meetings of the Congress and its Secretariat, make a great contribution to the substantive content of the Congress and the preparation of its final documents. He also noted the high level of cooperation between the countries in the religious and spiritual spheres.
Following the meeting, the parties agreed to develop the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture “Nur Mubarak”, discussed the issues of advanced training of imams of Kazakhstan in Al-Azhar and other relations in the spiritual and humanitarian areas.