President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov arrived at the Kingdom of Bahrain on a working visit.
He was met at Manama International Airport by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Bahrain Alexei Skosyrev, member of the Royal Family Hamad bin Ibrahim Al Khalifa, Vice-President of the Supreme Council for the Environment Faisal bin Rashid bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Chairman of the Islamic Affairs Supreme Council Sheikh Abdulrahman bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Khalifa.
Rustam Minnikhanov, at the invitation of Bahrain, will take part in the forum titled "The Significance of Dialogue between Religions" and speak at the international platform as Chairman of the Group of Strategic Vision "Russia - Islamic World". In addition, the president of the Republic of Tatarstan has a number of meetings planned with representatives of Bahraini leadership, as well as with forum participants.
Meeting with OIC Secretary-General
On the sidelines of the Bahrain Forum in Manama, Rustam Minnikhanov also met with Secretary-General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Hissein Brahim Taha.
The president of the Republic of Tatarstan thanked the organization's leadership for their comprehensive support and invited the OIC secretary-general to visit Kazan and take part in the KazanSummit.
GSV "Russia - Islamic world"
Photo: Tatar-inform
Based on materials from the Press Service of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan