19 September 2007, Astana

Dear Participants,

I appreciate your active participation in the work of the Secretariat and constructive share of opinions on the agenda of the meeting.

Dialogue between religions in the modern world becomes an important instrument for the achievement of unity and harmony. Our meeting today has one more time proven the understanding of this fact by all peaceful representatives of different confessions.

Stability and prosperity, peace, security and harmony on the planet - all our efforts lead to these. Today, when international terrorism becomes a strategic threat for the security of the mankind, the global community having joined its efforts must preserve and develop interaction with each other.

Growth of political and religious extremism in many "hot spots" complicates the search for compromise but, despite this, every one of you can make his significant contribution into restoration of peace and harmony on the Earth. Yes, the global community has achieved some progress in this humanity issue but there is still long way to go in order to achieve significant reduction of the number and intensiveness of military conflicts, most of which are on the religious basis.

We have managed to come to unified understanding of the important mission of the spiritual dialogue having identified the draft subjects for the forthcoming Third Session of the leaders of global and traditional religions and having approved the composition of the Working Group on preparation of the final document of the forthcoming Session.

As a result of the fruitful dialogue we have discussed all the issues on the agenda and have approved minutes of the Sixth meeting of the Secretariat of the Session of the global and traditional religions' leaders.

I am sure that the agreements achieved will become the firm basis for the continuation of our fruitful cooperation.

Please allow me to announce the closure of the Sixth meeting of the Session Secretariat and to express my sincere gratitude to everyone for participation.

During his speech at the Second Session of the leaders of global and traditional religions the President of Kazakhstan said: "No one has a right to forget the obvious truth: There is one Creator; there is one Universe and the Sky has no boundaries; and it means that we being children of one father and one mother are pledged to live in peace and harmony with each other".

I wish you health, luck and spiritual strength in your hard and noble mission of serving to the humanistic ideals of the mankind!