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President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Saudi Arabia and participated in opening of Jeddah international economic forum. Jeddah international economic forum is held for the 13th time. About three thousand delegates take part in the event. This year main subject of discussion is provision of expanding population with housing and necessary infrastructure.

At a meeting with Secretary General of Organisation of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “The Republic of Tatarstan is intensively cooperating with a number of OIC branches and is willing to develop mutually beneficial relations.” The meeting took place in Jeddah during the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Saudi Arabia.

Speaking at interregional seminar of prosecutor’s offices of the Volga Federal District in Kazan, President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov noted the role of prosecution bodies in preservation of cultural heritage. He said that great work on preserving cultural and historical monuments had been fulfilled in republic and there is much to be done. Rustam Minnikhanov offered prosecutors to continue working jointly.

At a meeting with President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov Acting President of Dagestan Republic Ramazan Abdulatipov said that Dagestan specialists are willing to adopt Tatarstan experience in the sphere of development of family farms and private households, support of small and medium-size business, staff training for government authorities.

On March 14 Microsoft presented package of the latest operating system Windows 8 in Tatar language at Kazan IT-park. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Acting President of Dagestan Republic Ramazan Abdulatipov, Microsoft Vice-President for Eastern and Central Europe Don Grantham, Microsoft President in Russia Nikolay Pryanishnikov, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, participated in the event.