Muslim communities of the Moscow Region have asked acting Governor Andrei Vorobyov to help build mosques in eight cities of the region by providing land, Deputy Chairman of the Russian Council of Muftis and head of its office Rushan Abbyasov announced, RIA Novosti reports.
He expressed the need for mosques in Podolsk, Kolomna, Balashikha, Pushkino, Narofominsk, Zheleznodorozhny and Lyubertsy.
No problems occurred at Elektrostal, all construction procedures had been fulfilled.
Abbyasov expressed hope that the successor to Governor Sergey Shoigu would continue fruitful cooperation for the sake of peace and accord.
The Moscow Region has 34 Muslim communities. Muslim religious organizations may appear in 10 more cities of the region.
