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DECR deputy chairman takes part in interfaith peace-building forum in Tokyo
DECR Communication Service, 20/10/2026
On 13th – 14th October 2026, an international forum entitled “Religious Leaders Dialogue on Peace, Human Dignity, and Shared Responsibility” took place in Tokyo, Japan, on the initiative of Religions for Peace. The meeting brought together representatives of various religious traditions from Japan, Palestine, Israel, Iran, Russia, Ukraine, and other countries.
The event was held within the framework of the Tokyo Peace Process – an initiative of Religions for Peace Japan. The project is aimed at creating a space for dialogue between religious leaders from the countries currently at war or in conflict.
With the blessing of Metropolitan Anthony of Volokolamsk, Chairman of the Department for External Church Relations of the Moscow Patriarchate, the DECR Deputy Chairman, Archpriest Igor Vyzhanov, took part in the conference. Representing Russian religious communities at the forum was also Mufti Damir Mukhetdinov, First Deputy Chairman of the Religious Board of Muslims of the Russian Federation.
The sessions held during the conference focused on measures to prevent future conflicts based on the experience of current conflicts resolution, as well as on the role of religious leaders in peace-building process and efforts to protect human honour and dignity.
On the second day of the meeting, its participants visited the National Diet of Japan and had a meeting with a group of parliamentarians.
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