Pope Francis arrived in the capital of Kazakhstan on Tuesday to participate in the VII Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, the press service of the head of state said.

"The plane of Pope Francis, who has arrived in Kazakhstan on a state visit, has landed at the capital's airport," the statement said.

"The high guest will be met by the head of state Kassym-Jomart Tokayev," the press service said.

On the eve of the Kazakh Foreign Ministry reported that the head of the Catholic Church in his trip will be accompanied by more than 80 representatives of the media from among his pool.

The Pope is expected to celebrate a mass for 3,000 pilgrims who arrived in the Kazakh capital from Central Asia and other neighboring countries besides attending the congress.

The organizers reported that the congress of leaders of world and traditional religions will be attended by about 100 delegations from 50 countries, including representatives of Islam, Christianity, Judaism, Shintoism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, Hinduism and other religions.

Among the participants were also the Grand Imam of Al-Azhar Ahmad Muhammad Al-Tayyeb, Patriarch Theophilos III of Jerusalem, Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi David Lau, Chief Sephardic Rabbi of Israel Yitzhak Yosef and other religious leaders and representatives of several international organizations.

The theme of this congress is "The Role of World and Traditional Religious Leaders in the Social and Spiritual Development of Humanity in the Post-Pandemic Period."