Taking part in the meeting were heads of religious organisations and representatives of federal authorities and the expert community.
Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov, Minister of Education Sergei Kravtsov and member of the Council and Chairman of the Educational Committee of the Russian Orthodox Church Archpriest Maxim Kozlov reported on the development of theological, religious, spiritual and moral education in the country.
The meeting participants spoke highly of the work of federal executive authorities in implementing programmes to develop theological, spiritual and moral education.
They also noted the efforts of Russian religious organisations in the field of religious education and considered their participation in humanitarian projects in the Donetsk and Lugansk people's republics, Kherson and Zaporozhye regions, as well as in implementing social, cultural and humanitarian initiatives of the Russian Federation in foreign countries.