ASTANA. February 17. KAZINFORM "Today the problems of religion concern everyone and the mankind at large," member of the Academic Council of the Centre for Inter-Religious Dialogue of the Culture and Islamic Relations Organization of Iran Bahman Akbari told journalists.

"I would like to express gratitude to the Government of Kazakhstan, Senate and the International Centre of Religions and Cultures, also President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev for attention paid to the religious issues," he said.

He expressed hope that the IV Congress set for this May will be fruitful.