Tatarstan President holds official meeting with Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation

On February 8, during his working trip to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Dr. Yousef bin Ahmad Al-Othaimeen in Jiddah.

“Dialogue and cooperation between Russia and your organization are particularly important,” Minnikhanov said at the beginning of the meeting. "Tatarstan is proud of its contribution to the development of relations between Russia and this influential international organization. We are pleased that we have established a constant dialogue with both the central office of the OIC and its departments. Unfortunately, there are many regions in the world, where there is no peace and harmony. We, as Muslims, are very concerned about it. Russian President Vladimir Putin pays special attention to achieving peace in the Middle East," Minnikhanov continued.

Russian Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Oleg Ozerov, who also took part in the meeting, noted that today Tatarstan is one of the leading Russian regions, focusing on the preservation of peace and harmony.

Minnikhanov noted that with the support of the OIC the International economic summit "Russia - the Islamic world: «KazanSummit» is held annually in the capital of Tatarstan. He thanked Secretary General of Organization of Islamic Cooperation for the opportunity to meet and invited him to attend the next summit to be held on May 18-20 this year.