On December 8, 2024, Metropolitan Alexander of Astana and Kazakhstan visited the residence of the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Republic of Kazakhstan in Astana, where the hierarch met with the head of the Russian diplomatic mission, Alexei Nikolayevich Borodavkin.
December 8, 2024.
The meeting was attended by Archimandrite Sergius (Karamyshev), dean of parishes in the capital of Kazakhstan.
After the exchange of greetings, Metropolitan Alexander told Alexei Nikolaevich about his participation in the meeting of His Holiness Patriarch Kirill of Moscow and All Russia with the Chairman of the Senate of the Parliament of the Republic of Kazakhstan M.S. Ashimbayev, which was held in Moscow on November 22. Vladyka Metropolitan emphasized that during the communication His Holiness noted the high level of relations of the Moscow Patriarchate with the leadership of Kazakhstan and actively developing church life in the country. The Chairman of the Senate of Kazakhstan conveyed to His Holiness a cordial greeting from the President of Kazakhstan Kasym-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev, who, «greatly appreciates what the Russian Orthodox Church is doing to promote interreligious dialog, as well as to spread moral values»
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Metropolitan Alexander and Alexei Nikolaevich gave a high assessment of the results of the meeting between the President of the Republic of Kazakhstan K.-J.K. Tokayev and the President of the Russian Federation V.V. Putin, which took place on November 27 in Astana. Putin, held on November 27 in Astana. According to the head of the diplomatic mission, the head of the Russian state in the capital of the republic was given a warm welcome, productive negotiations were held in the narrow and enlarged compositions, 20 documents were signed: a joint statement of the two presidents, agreements between ministries and departments, between companies that will develop cooperation in Kazakhstan in various areas, among them energy, transportation, new technologies, etc. As the ambassador noted, in addition to the official meetings, there were also one-on-one talks between the presidents, which lasted about six hours.
Metropolitan Alexander shared with Alexei Nikolaevich the plan of church and public events dedicated to the historical dates of the coming 2025 — The 50th anniversary of the blessed death of Metropolitan Joseph (Chernov), the 70th anniversary of the repose to the Lord of Confessor Nicholas (Mogilevsky), Metropolitan of Alma-Ata and Kazakhstan, and the 225th anniversary of the birth of the first archpastor of the Turkestan diocese, Archbishop Sophonia (Sokolsky). The Archpastor informed the interlocutor that on the threshold of the memorable dates It was decided to create a memorial complex dedicated to Metropolitans Nicholas and Joseph in the southern capital of Kazakhstan. Currently, a lot of work is being done in this direction: historical buildings are being restored, where the elders lived and worked, where they performed divine services and wrote their sermons, received people for spiritual conversations. As the head of the Metropolitan District noted, the clergy and believers have preserved icons, utensils, vestments, books and household items that were used by the anointed hierarchs. Along with archival documents and photographs, all these unique relics and things handed over by the devotees of the righteous metropolitans will become the basis of a large museum exposition. According to the hierarch, the exhibits collected in the memorial house will help visitors to penetrate the atmosphere of genuine kindness and humanity that surrounded Vladyka Nicholas and Vladyka Joseph, to feel their human modesty and evangelical simplicity, to see their ardent love for the Church of Christ.
The Ambassador told Vladyka Metropolitan about his work in the business forum «Moscow — Astana: Creative Cities», which took place on December 2 with the participation of a delegation of the Moscow Government, the Moscow City Duma, as well as a representative group of The head of the diplomatic mission and the archpastor discussed issues of Russian-Kazakh cooperation in politics, economics, education, science, culture and art. In mutual opinion, thanks to the policy of President K.-J.K. Tokayev, Kazakhstan is now one of the significant centers of world integration processes.
In the course of the conversation there was an exchange of views on a wide range of issues related to the role of religion and religious leaders in the modern world, and on the state of public-confessional relations in Kazakhstan.
At the end of the conversation, the head of the Metropolitan District and the Russian Ambassador exchanged good wishes.
The head of the Metropolitan District and the Russian Ambassador exchanged good wishes.
Metropolitan District in the Republic of Kazakhstan/Patriarchy.ru
