At Al-Farabi Kazakh National University, Chairman of the Board of the Nazarbayev Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue Bolat Sarsenbayev met with students and gave a lecture.

The dean of the Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science Bekzhan Meyrbayev opened the event with a welcoming speech and introduced the guest of honor to the studying youth.

At the beginning of the lecture, Bolat Sarsenbayev focused on the initiatives and work done by the Center for the Development of Interfaith and intercivilizational dialogue.

"Last year, our country hosted the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions with the participation of Head of State Kassym-Jomart Tokayev and Pope Francis, Chief Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmad al-Tayeb. 130 heads of delegations from 60 countries were invited to the event. Among them are representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and other religions. The Congress was attended by authoritative politicians, representatives of science and culture, heads of public organizations dealing with issues of interfaith and intercultural dialogue. In this regard, I would like to note that a total of 17 delegations took part in the first congress, held in 2003. Thus, the authority and importance of the congress are growing every day," Bolat Sergazievich said.

The lecturer also told the young students about the future plans of the center. In his speech, he noted: "Currently, we have begun preparations for the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions. Leaders of various religious spheres will come to our country and discuss topical issues," the head of the Center said.

During the meeting, students asked questions on topics of interest to them and received comprehensive answers.