Akim of Karaganda rgn meets with Cardinal Leonardo Sandri

Abdishev told Vatican representative about the activity of the local authorities on implementation of reforms under the leadership of Nursultan Nazarbayev. He also noted that more than 100 ethnic groups and 30 religious denominations live in the region in peace and accord.
"Tolerance is a fundamental principle of the policy pursued by the Head of our state. Astana holds congresses of leaders of world and traditional religions annually owing to the suggestion of the Kazakh President. Last year, Last year there was carried out the IV Congress which involved 85 delegates from 40 countries of the world",said the Akim.
The Head of the region thanked the Cardinal for his visit and expressed confidence that it will contribute to the further development of cooperation between the Catholic Church and local authorities.