Rustam Minnikhanov meets leadership of Organization of Islamic Cooperation
2 October 2014, Thursday
On October 2, on his first day of visit to Saudi Arabia, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met leadership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation. Upon arrival Rustam Minnikhanov had a conversation with the Governor of Mecca province Mishaal ibn Abdullah ibn Abdulaziz.
Tatarstan President also met leadership of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation and Ambassador of Russia to Saudi Arabia and Russian Presidential Envoy under the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Oleg Ozerov.
Issues of further cooperation between Tatarstan and OIC were discussed at the meeting. Rustam Minnikhanov will also visit holy places by the invitation of the King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah ibn Abdilazīz.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
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