XXI Secretariat of the Congress

08.30-08.50

Registration of participants of the XXІ Session of the Secretariat

(A video about the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions)

09.00-10.35

Opening of the XXІ Session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

Venue: Atrium Hall of the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation

Chairman:

MAULEN ASHIMBAYEV – Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan

A minute for a prayer

Remarks by MAULEN ASHIMBAYEV, the Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

Welcoming remarks of the participants

 (time limit - 7 min.)

10.35-12.30

Discussion of the agenda of the XXІ  Congress Secretariat

1. Discussion on promoting ideas and the Declaration of the Seventh Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions

Keynote speaker:

(time limit - 7 min.)

 Aida Balayeva – Minister of Culture and Information of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Exchange of views (time limit - 5min)

2. Review and adoption of the Development Concept of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions for 2023-2033

Keynote speaker:

(time limit - 7 min.)

Kairat Umarov – Deputy Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, First Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Kazakhstan

Exchange of views (5 min. time limit)

3. The date and location of the 22^nd Session of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.

Keynote speaker:

(time limit - 5 min.)

Bulat Sarsenbayev – Commissioner for the Promotion of the Goals and Objectives of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, Chairman of the Board of the Nazarbayev Center for the Development of Interfaith and Intercivilizational Dialogue

4. Adoption of the Final Document of the 21^st Session of the Secretariat

Closing remarks by MAULEN ASHIMBAYEV, the Head of the Secretariat of the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions and the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan.

12.30-12.40

Group photo

Venue: 1^st floor of the Palace of Peace and Reconciliation