UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon will arrive in Astana to participate in the 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions on June 10-11, the chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan, Kassym-Jomart Tokayev, said.
"Ban Ki-moon will participate in the 5th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions," TASS cited him as saying.
80 delegations from 42 countries of the world will participate in the 5th Congress.
The participants of the congress are expected to discuss a wide spectrum of problems, including the impact of religion on youth, the new trends and prospects of interaction of religion and politics, a dialogue based on mutual respect between the leaders of world and traditional religions for the sake of peace, security and harmony and more.
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