Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Chairman of Public center of Tatar culture of the Republic of Poland Ezhi Shakhunevich

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has today met with Chairman of Public center of Tatar culture of the Republic of Poland Ezhi Shakhunevich in the Kazan Kremlin.

According to the Director of Department for external relations under RT President – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov delegation of Polish Tatars led by Ezhi Shakhunevich is on a working visit in the capital of Tatarstan (February, 14-18, 2012). Representatives of Polish Tatars have come to discuss a number of joint projects meant to be realized in the sphere of investments, trade, and industry.

In the course of meeting Rustam Minnikhanov was told about opening of Trade House of the Republic of Tatarstan in Gdansk.

We remind that Tatarstan delegation led by the President Rustam Minnikhanov was on a working visit to Poland on December, 7, 2011. The visit favoured further mutually beneficial cooperation between Tatarstan and Pomeranian Voivodeship within the development of Russian-Polish relationships.

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Ezhi Shakhunevich is a Vice chairman of Central council of Tatars of the Republic of Poland. In 2005 he became the Chairman of Public center of Tatar culture of the Republic of Poland named after Leon Krichinsky. Moreover, he is the founder of the Museum of Tatars. The Tatar holiday Sabantui has been held by initiative of Ezhi Shakhunevich since 2007.
Shakhunevich was the delegate of IV forum of the World Tatar Congress (Kazan, 2007) and took part in celebrations dedicated to 1000th anniversary of Kazan (2005).