Presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia meets in Moscow

A regular session of the Presidium of the Interreligious Council of Russia took place in the Pilgrims’ Centre of the Moscow Patriarchate on 7 February 2006.

Headquarters for the World Summit of Religious Leaders to be held in Moscow on 4-5 July 2006 were set up. Participants in the session once again expressed their support to an idea of holding an interethnic festival ‘Children of the North Caucasus for Peace and Unity of the Peoples of Russia’ and appointed their representatives to the Organizing committee of the festival. The participants decided to issue a statement on the media publications that offend the feelings of believers and on developments that can bring about interreligious strife.

The statement will be circulated later.