Spiritual and Religious Harmony to be Developed
Kazakhstan’s Agency for Religious Affairs, which was established by presidential decree in 2011, has done a lot of work during its short existence. Its chairman, Marat Azilkhanov, elaborated upon its activities, religious reforms and major changes in state-confessional relations. Much of the agency’s work is devoted to ensuring inter-religious harmony, monitoring the compliance of…
Piano Festival Hopes to Draw Musical Tourism to Astana
ASTANA – Travel companies in Kazakhstan are developing tour packages for foreign visitors wishing to attend the Astana Piano Passion festival of classical music this May. The festival, which began in 2013 with the online broadcasting of performances by gifted children and piano stars, aroused a lot of interest among lovers of classical music from…
