On May 18, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Consul General of Hungary in Kazan Ferenc Kontra discussed issues related to further development of mutually beneficial relations between Hungary and Tatarstan as one of the Russian regions.

Khalikov greeted Ferenc Kontra on behalf of Tatarstan Government and noted that the experience of cooperation with consulates of other countries shows that this activity requires more contact with the Government than with any other state agencies.

Khalikov also reminded that today Hungary and Tatarstan have a lot of existing and prospective contacts.