Today, Charge d'Affaires ad interim of the State of Israel to the Russian Federation Yacov Livne paid a working visit to the Republic of Tatarstan in order to strengthen cooperation between Israel and Tatarstan.
His programme included a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, visits to the Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and Eidos company, a tour of the Innopolis University and Innopolis Special Economic Zone, a visit to the Kazan Synagogue (a Chabad-Lubavitch synagogue), a meeting with the Jewish community of Tatarstan, a meeting with Chief Rabbi of Tatarstan Yitzhak Gorelik, and a meeting with organisers of the Jewish Music Festival.