Rustam Minnikhanov meets representatives of Tatar community in Azerbaijan

On April 13, during his two-day working visit to Azerbaijan (April, 13-14), Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met representatives of Tatar community living in the Republic of Azerbaijan.

Welcoming participants of the meeting, Minnikhanov thanked the Tatar community activists for their contribution to preserving the Tatar language and culture, enriching common spiritual values.

Minnikhanov briefed about the projects being implemented in Tatarstan to bring Tatars living all over the world together. Today, it is important to help the Tatars, regardless of their country of residence, maintain the native language, traditions, he went on to say. For this purpose, we have developed the Ana Tele state Tatar language online programme, created the TNV-Planet satellite TV channel, which is broadcast abroad.

Minnikhanov also told about forums held in the republic in which representatives of the Tatar community and diasporas living in different countries and different regions of Russia take part, including the World Forum of Tatar Women, Tatar Youth Forum and others.