Speech delivered by the author during the Round Table meeting with Special Representative of the Department of State of the U.S.A. to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith, held in the U.S. Embassy in Almaty on 13 October 2009.
Dear Guests and Participants,
I am grateful to the U.S. Embassy for giving us this unique opportunity to meet with Special Representative Farah Pandith and share with her our thoughts and suggestions in regard to the progress we would like to see take place in the relationships of the U.S. with the Muslim World in general and Kazakhstan in particular.
There is no doubt that the religion factor is getting more importance in international politics and we witness new initiatives by global organizations and actors to build dialogue among religions, civilizations, and cultures.