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Nazarbayev held meeting with Grand Imam Sheikh of Al-Azhar Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi

The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, held the meeting with the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Egypt's Religious Affairs Minister, Mahmud Hamdi Zakzuk, and the chairman of the Advisory Council of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Ash-Shaykh, the agency reports.

Astana. July 1. Kazakhstan Today - The head of the state, Nursultan Nazarbayev, held the meeting with the Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, Egypt's Religious Affairs Minister, Mahmud Hamdi Zakzuk, and the chairman of the Advisory Council of Saudi Arabia, Abdullah bin Muhammad Al Ash-Shaykh, the agency reports.

"Kazakhstan and the Republic of Egypt have good cooperation relations in the economic and political areas," N. Nazarbayev said.

"We consider you our reliable partner in carrying out of these forums and hope that you will further support our endeavors," the President of Kazakhstan said.

The Egypt's Religious Affairs Minister, Mahmud Hamdi Zakzuk, passed on greetings from the President of the Arabian Republic of Egypt, Hosni Mubarak, to the President of Kazakhstan.

Grand Imam Sheikh of Al-Azhar, Muhammad Sayyid Tantawi, said, "The President of Kazakhstan always strives for service to Islam and persistently holds the congress every three years."

"All participants of the congress participate in the dialogue on preserving peace, security, and prosperity of the human society," he added.

The chairman of the Advisory Council of Saudi Arabia passed on greetings from the King of Saudi Arabia and a wish for further development of relations of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Kazakhstan.

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