[ 23 September 2015 07:50 ]
Baku-APA. The President of Russia will hold talks with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan today, who will be in Moscow on a working visit to take part in the ceremony re-opening the Moscow Cathedral Mosque after its reconstruction, APA reports citing official website of Kremlin.
"Russian president will hold talks with Turkish President Receb Tayyib Erdogan, who will be in Moscow on a working visit to participate in the opening ceremony after a reconstruction of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque", - said in a statement.
Opening of the new complex of the Moscow Cathedral Mosque will be held on September 23, the eve of the major Muslim holiday of Eid al-Adha.
According to the Council of Muftis, the total area of the renewed main mosque in Russia is 18.9 thousand square meters (before the reconstruction of the historic area of the mosque is equal to 964 square meters). Available in the mosque can fit up to 10 thousand people at a time.
