July 1, 2009 - 15:04 AMT
Congress of religious leaders starts in Astana
The 3rd world congress of leaders of world confessions will be held in the Kazakh capital of Astana from July 1 to 2.

Participants of the congress will discuss several issues, including "Role of churches in development and establishment of peace through cooperation, tolerance and mutual respect", "Universal and spiritual values, global ethics", "Dialogue and cooperation", "Agreement in the crisis".

A message from the Catholicos of All Armenians Garegin II addressed to forum participants will be read out at the congress. The delegation of the Armenian Apostolic Church will be headed by the Archbishop Eznik Petrosyan.