Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gaynutdin, chairman of the Russian Muftis Council (RMC) and the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation attends the second Summit of World Religious Leaders which started in the capital of Azerbaijan today.
The event is also attended by heads of major Islamic, Jewish, Buddhist, Hindu communities and Christian churches from more than 50 countries. According to the organizers, the Summit should be an important international step towards cooperation between different religions, to create a general atmosphere of mutual trust and cooperation.
The main topics of discussion will be religious and ethnic processes in different parts of the world, the preservation of religious and cultural identity, as well as problems of social inequality, environmental pollution and armed conflicts on ethno-religious grounds.
GSV "Russia - Islamic World"
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