Meeting with foreign ambassadors to Russian Federation
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with ambassadors extraordinary and plenipotentiary of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the 12th International Economic Summit Russia - Islamic World (KazanSummit 2021) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Centre.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the ambassadors for their participation in KazanSummit. “Every year the event becomes more authoritative and the geography of its participants expands. We are grateful for your support to our forum,” he said.
The Tatarstan President noted that cooperation with the Islamic world is one of the most important vectors of foreign policy for the multinational and multi-confessional Russia. “Today, Tatarstan is one of the effective platforms for interaction of Russia with the Islamic world. Our republic is one of the leading industrially developed and innovative regions of the country. We are at the forefront of interaction with Islamic companies and investors”, said the President.
He noted that one of the effective mechanisms for joint work is the Russia - Islamic World Strategic Vision Group. President Minnikhanov has been the head of the organisation since 2014. Among the Group’s main tasks is to promote further rapprochement between Russia and the Islamic world, to establish economic cooperation, and to expand cooperation between youth and civil society organisations.