On August 30, in a meeting hall of the Kazan International equestrian complex Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met Sheikh Hamad-Bin-Ibrahim-Al-Khalifa (Kingdom of Bahrain).
Minnikhanov welcomed the guest and thanked him for accepting his invitation.
Interim President of the republic expressed his hope that the stay of Sheikh Hamad-Bin-Ibrahim-Al-Khalifa in Kazan will leave only pleasant memories.
Minniknanov briefed about the regional economy and expressed his wish to develop further cooperation, increase trade turnover and strengthen existing contacts in varies fields.
According to him, the interaction with Islamic countries within the framework of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation is actively developing.
Minnikhanov also reminded that on errand of the Russian President Vladimir Putin he chairs the Group of Strategic Vision “Russia – Islamic world”.
“We attach great importance to the strengthening of relations and cooperation with the countries of the Islamic world”, he said during the meeting.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.