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In his address on the occasion of the 79th anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII), the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated residents of the republic war veterans and homefront workers with the holiday and wrote:

“79 years separate us from the historical date on May 9, 1945 when after 1 418 days of incredible ordeals and an unprecedented feat of our people there was a firework in honor of the victory over Fascist Germany. Even though many generations have passed since then, every year the Victory Day still has a strong response in our hearts. 

On 7 May an official delegation from Tatarstan headed by the regional Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov came to the UAE to take part in an annual Investments Forum AIM Congress 2024 held in Abu-Dhabi.

On 4 May at their meeting in Abu-Dhabi, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a visit to the United Arab Emirates, and the President of the UAE Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan discussed the current situation in economic cooperation and its prospects. 

On 5 April the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who is the Chairman of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia-the Islamic World” and is the head of the Russian delegation at the Summit, took part in a ceremony of opening the XV Summit of heads of states and governments of countries-members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) which is organized in the City of Banjul in Gambia. 

On 4 April, at their meeting on the sidelines of the 15th OIC Summit in Gambia, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Hakan Fidan, who came to office a year ago, stated the importance of holding the OIC Summit for the Islamic world countries.

On 28 April, speaking at his meeting with Turkmenistan President Serdar Berdimuhamedow in Ashgabat, where he came to take part in the national holiday the Day of the Akhal-Teke racer, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “The leading Tatarstan companies have been successfully working in Turkmenistan for many years. Last year our trade turnover grew by 13 per cent and made 52m US dollars.”

On 26 April in Kazan, speaking at his meeting with the Member of the Political Bureau, the secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China Chen Wenqing, who came to Tatarstan during his visit to Russia, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said he is sure that the stay of the guest in our republic will be fruitful and informative.

On April 22, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the International Industrial Trade Fair “INNOPROM. Central Asia" held in Tashkent and organized by Russian Trade Ministry and Uzbekistan Ministry of Investment and Foreign Trade.

On April 19, at the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the President of the Investment Office of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey Burak Dağlıoğlu.

On 16 April, speaking at a meeting of the Organizational Committee for preparation and holding the XV International Economic Forum “Russia -the Islamic World: KazanForum” held by the Committee Chairman, Deputy Head of the Russian Government Marat Khusnullin in Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that for the past 15 years the KazanForum has proved itself to be a reliable platform for interaction with Islamic countries