ASTANA – Kazakhstan is seeking to expand cooperation with Egypt and the League of Arab States in diplomacy, religious education and interfaith dialogue, as Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi held separate meetings with the region’s senior religious and diplomatic leaders during his official visit to Cairo on Oct.
21. Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi meets with League of Arab States Secretary-General Nabil Fahmy in Cairo on Oct. 21. Photo credit: Foreign Ministry. Tileuberdi met with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb to discuss preserving traditional spiritual values, promoting interfaith dialogue and advancing religious education, the ministry’s press service reported.
Tileuberdi also held talks with Nabil Fahmy, the newly appointed secretary-general of the League of Arab States (LAS), on strengthening ties between the Arab world and Central Asia and addressing regional and international challenges. Kazakhstan and Egypt expand religious and educational cooperation During the meeting with Al-Tayeb, the officials highlighted the longstanding historical, cultural and spiritual ties between Kazakhstan and Egypt, describing cooperation in religious and educational fields as an important dimension of their partnership.
Kazakhstan’s Foreign Minister Mukhtar Tileuberdi meets with Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Sheikh Ahmed Al-Tayeb in Cairo on Oct. 21. Photo credit: Foreign Ministry They pointed to the ceremonial reopening of Cairo’s historic Sultan Baybars Mosque following extensive restoration and the activities of the Egyptian University of Islamic Culture Nur-Mubarak in Kazakhstan as examples of bilateral cooperation.
Tileuberdi thanked Al-Tayeb for his continued support for the Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, held in Astana, and invited the Grand Imam to pay a working visit to the Kazakh capital. They agreed to strengthen cooperation in spiritual and educational affairs for the benefit of the peoples of both countries.
Kazakhstan and Arab League seek closer regional dialogue In his meeting with Fahmy on Oct. 21, Tileuberdi congratulated the new LAS secretary-general on assuming office and underscored the organization’s role in upholding international law and maintaining regional stability.