On May 17, President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin sent his greeting telegram to participants of the third meeting of the Strategic Vision Group "Russia – the Islamic World" and the ninth International Economic Summit "Russia – the Islamic World".
On May 17, III session of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia-the Islamic world” opened with the welcoming speech of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Russian Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs Mikhail Bogdanov read out the telegram
On May 16, during the 3d session of the Strategic Vision Group – Russia-the Islamic world” in Grozny, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Secretary General of the World Forum for Proximity of Islamic Schools of Thought Ayatollah Mohsen Araki and his Deputy Manouchehr Mottaki.
On May 16, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived on a working visit in the Chechen Republic, was met by the Head of the republic Ramzan Kadyrov at the Grozny airport.
On May 16, during their working visit to Kazan, Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Federation to Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich visited production facilities of Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Plant, branch of Tupolev Company.
On May 16, at a briefing at Tatarstan Government House, Head of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina informed that the capital of Tatarstan will host the International economic summit of Russian and OIC for the ninth time. The summit has become the main place for economic interaction between Russian regions and Islamic states. Twice as much guests are expected to take part in the summit, 2017 people have already sent their attendance requests.
On May 16, at his meeting with senior managers of KCC Corporation (Korea), Prime Minister of the republic Alexey Pesoshin said that Korea is a strategic partner both for Tatarstan and Russia as a whole.
On May 16, Secretary of the Russian Federation Security Council Nikolai Patrushev and Plenipotentiary Envoy of the Russian Federation to Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, who arrived on a working visit in Tatarstan, were met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Kazan International Airport.
On May 16, at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and senior managers of Ford Motor Company (USA) outlined further steps to develop joint cooperation in the field of automotive industry and production of automotive components, and discussed the activities of Ford Sollers Company in Tatarstan.
On May 16, in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with representatives of the Austrian-Russian Friendship Society.