Sergey Melikov meets with leaders of local religious denominations

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Today, February 16, the Acting Head of the Republic of Dagestan Sergey Melikov held a meeting with the representatives of the local religious denominations. The meeting was attended by the chairman of the Council of Ulams RD Akhmad Afandi, the Archbishop of Makhachkala and Grozny Varlaam and Chairman of the Centralized Religious Organization of Jewish Communities RD Valery Dibiyaev.

“The meeting participants considered issues of interaction among the authorities and religious associations, as well as their role in shaping the spiritual and moral values for the youth. Separately, we dwelled on joint events of representatives of confessions aimed at spiritual, moral and patriotic education of the younger generation” – the government press release runs.

At the meeting, the head of the region drew attention to the assistance provided by religious organizations to people during the pandemic. Melikov also called for explanatory work with the population about the benefits and necessity of vaccination against COVID-19.  

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