He stressed that divine religions have brought peace and calm to humanity.
Alfeyev added that efforts should be made to educate followers of religions, especially the youth, to prevent them from falling into the trap of extremism.
Ebrahimi Torkaman in this meeting highlighted the importance of interfaith dialogue to help prevent distortion of the truth.
He added that interfaith dialogue is the right path to mutual understanding and identifying commonalities.
The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 10th round of Islam-Orthodox Christianity dialogue, which kicked off Monday at Russia’s Orthodox Church in Moscow.
"Role of Dialogue and Cooperation among Religions in a Just and Stable Peace” is the title of the two-day event.