Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working trip to Oman

On 30 December during his working trip to Oman the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Sultan Quaboos Higher Center for Culture and Science and had a meeting with its Chairman Habib Mohammed al Riyami, who is the member of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia-the Islamic World”. 

The Rais of the republic got acquainted with work of the Center established in 2012 for strengthening relations and cooperation with cultural, scientific and academic institutions abroad and, speaking at his meeting with Habib Mohammed al Riyami, thanked him for his active position in the activities of the Strategic Vision Group “Russia-the Islamic World”  where he represents the Sultanate Oman.

“Just recently we held another meeting of the Group in Malaysia where you took part. The event has become a strong confirmation of the fact that Russia and the Islamic world are integrated in their efforts to counteract global threats and challenges, to settle regional conflicts, to solve humanitarian problems and to achieve inter-ethnic and inter religious concord,” he said and invited Habib Mohammed al Riyami to visit Kazan and take part in the next meeting of the Group in May of the coming year. 

Speaking about economic cooperation, Rustam Minnikhanov informed that according to results of last year Tatarstan –Oman trade turnover reached 20m dollars US having demonstrated a substantial growth. However there is a decrease this year, Rustam Minnikhanov said and emphasized: “There are many opportunities for our cooperation and first of all in the sphere of economy. We should ramp up our interaction in the spheres of power and manufacturing industries, car-, helicopter and ship building, petrochemical industry, vehicles fuel, medicine and agriculture.” 

In his turn Habib Mohammed al Riyami supported the initiative to increase the range and the amount of goods. 

Later the same day Rustam Minnikhanov also got acquainted with work of the main stage for musical and cultural events the Royal Opera House Muscat with the capacity of 1100 spectators, which has concert and audience halls, landscape gardens, restaurants and an art center.