On May 14, at the meeting on the sidelines the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Zargan Akhmatova Kadyrova for visiting Tatarstan and conveyed greetings to the head of the Chechen Republic Ramzan Kadyrov. The meeting participants discussed issues of interaction in such areas as cultural cooperation and education at the interregional level. Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Leila Fazleeva attended the meeting and indicated the brilliant performance of Chechen creative collectives under the Days of Culture of the Chechen Republic in Tatarstan, which are part of the festival "Eastern Bazaar" (November 2025).

On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.

On May 14, at the Russia–Oman Business Forum held with participation of Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov delivered welcoming speech

On May 14, at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre on the sidelines of the Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, met with a Turkish delegation headed by Turkish Deputy Trade Minister Sezai Uçarmak .

Rustam Minnikhanov noted that Tatarstan has traditionally attached great importance to the development of cooperation with Turkey.

On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.

On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.

On May 14, the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov visited the Kazan International Equestrian Complex, where they looked around a specialized exhibition featuring agricultural and food products manufactured by enterprises of Tatarstan.

On May 13, speaking at the meeting in the Kazan Kremlin, with the National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who headed the delegation of Turkmenistan at the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Berdimuhamedov for traditional participation in KazanForum events as an honorary guest at the head of a representative Turkmen delegation, as well as for his special attention to the development of cooperation with Tatarstan.

On May 13, National Leader of the Turkmen people, Chairman of the Halk Maslahaty of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, who arrived in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials at the Kazan International Airport named after Gabdulla Tukay.

On May 13, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, at the 6th International Forum of Chambers of Commerce and Industry held in Kazan from May 13 to 15, the Rais(Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov together with President of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of the Russian Federation Sergey Katyrin and Chairman of the Union “Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Tatarstan” Shamil Ageev had a meeting with heads of chambers of commerce and industry from foreign countries.