Rustam Minnikhanov: KazanSummit is a good opportunity to demonstrate the economic opportunities and investment potential of our country with Tatarstan as an example
15 June 2015, Monday
On June 15, speaking at the strategic forum “Islamic finance for constructive global trade and investment” held within the framework of the KazanSummit 2015, Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the republic is going to develop the Islamic financing and Kazan has become an effective site for exchanging views on this issue over the past years. He reminded that it is for the seventh time that Kazan has hosted this forum aimed at the development of economic cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world.
«KazanSummit is a good opportunity to demonstrate the economic opportunities and investment potential of our great country with Tatarstan as an example, to show our openness and willingness to be engaged in a dialogue under new political and economic conditions. The KazanSummit contributes to establishing new contacts, concluding agreements on specific projects,” Minnikhanov said.
According to him, Russia attaches great importance to respect for peace and harmony between peoples, which is proved by establishing the Russia – the Islamic World strategic vision group. By the order of Russian President Vladimir Putin Rustam Minnikhanov heads the group.
Minnikhanov went on to say that the first meeting of the group was held in Moscow on June 11, 2015 . In his message to its participants, Putin announced that the states of the Islamic world are the most important partners of Russia in promoting dialogue between the cultures. According to Minnikhanov, Russian President also stressed that the strategic vision group will contribute to enhancing mutual understanding and trust between countries and peoples, setting values of justice, tolerance and humanity throughout the world.
"I am sure that the KazanSummit 2015 will further strengthen economic, trade and investment cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world, cooperation in the field of Islamic financing and banking, " Minnikhanov summed up.
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