Tatarstan President meets with delegation of Majlis of Crimean Tatars

On May 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with members of the delegation of Majlis of Crimean Tatars, who arrived in Kazan on May 25. The guests have visited the World Congress of Tatars, where they signed agreement on cooperation for 2014-2018, and walked around the Kazan Kremlin.

Opening the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov said that such visits are very important, especially now. “It is important to see prospects of Crimean Tatars. Experience of Tatarstan as a part of modern Russia may be useful for you,” he said.

Rustam Minnikhanov believes that interests of Crimean Tatars should be taken into consideration in Crimea development strategy. Thus, Crimean Tatars and Tatarstan should establish a constructive dialogue with the federal centre.

Tatarstan President thanked leaders of Majlis for signing agreement with the World Congress of Tatars.

Participants of the meeting also discussed interaction between Majlis and Tatarstan leadership.

Board Chairman of Majlis Refat Chubarov, Acting Deputy Chairman of the Council of Ministers of Crimean Republic Lenur Islyamov, Deputy Board Chairman of Majlis, deputy of Bakhchisarai regional administration Ilmi Umerov, Deputy Director General of Bakhchisarai historical and cultural reserve Ali Abdullaev, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Administrative Office Asgat Safarov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov, Deputy Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Administrative Office Aleksandr Terentiev, Aide to Tatarstan President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov, and Chairman of Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov took part in the meeting.