On January 22, speaking at a meeting with Emir of the State of Qatar His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, the Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “Your country is an important and reliable partner of Russia in the Middle East region. At its level, Tatarstan tries to strengthen Russian-Qatari relations”.
In his turn, the Emir of Qatar confirmed his country’s interest in strengthening economic ties with the regions of Russia, namely with Tatarstan. During the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov under the work of the Russia-Islamic World Strategic Vision Group. The Emir of Qatar assured that he would send a delegation of his country to KazanForum, and also expressed interest in developing cooperation in the field of development. In addition, Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani gratefully accepted the invitation to take part in the world’s first large-scale competition in the phygital format “Future Games”.