The Federation Council hosted a meeting between the Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council Committee on International Affairs, Deputy Chairman of the GSV Russia-Islamic World Farit Mukhametshin and prominent journalist of Russia and the Islamic World, a well-known journalist of the TV channel Sky News Arabia.
Mukhametshin briefed his interlocutor on the activities of the Group of Strategic Vision "Russia - Islamic World", the events held by the Group, including a visiting meeting in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Jeddah) in November 2021, informed him about the agreement between the Russian News Agency (RIA Novosti) and the Union of News Agencies of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation, signed during the meeting of the Group.
The parties agreed to exchange materials on the Group's activities for publication in the Arab news agencies and through websites run by the journalist's colleagues.
In addition, Mukhametshin reported on the upcoming meeting of the Group in the Republic of Tatarstan on May 20, as well as the holding during this period of the International Economic Forum "KazanSummit 2022" and the events dedicated to the 1100 anniversary of the official adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgaria.
GSV "Russia - Islamic world"
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