On 16 May upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the National Leader of Turkmen People, the Chairman of the People's Council of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow was welcomed by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. During his stay in Kazan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedow will take part in the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum” and will have a working meeting with Rustam Minnikhanov. 

On 16 May, speaking at his meeting with the Azerbaijan Deputy Prime Minister Shahin Abdullah oghlu Mustafaev held with participation of the Russian Deputy Prime Minister Marat Khusnullin on the sidelines of the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that Azerbaijan is one industrial partners of the republic and “we attach great attention to our cooperation”.

On 16 May at his meeting with a delegation from Uzbekistan headed by the Deputy Prime Minister of the country Jamshid Khodjaev in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed his guests and thanked them for their visit to Tatarstan and participation in the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.

On 16 May at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Chairman of the All-Russia public-state movement of children and the youth “The Movement of the First” and the Head of the Federal Agency for Youth Matter (Rosmolodezh) discussed issues of youth policy at the regional level and implementation of events with the participation of the Movement of the First.

On 15 May, speaking at his meeting with the Governor of Sevastopol Mikhail Pazvozhaev on the sidelines of the KazanForum-2025 at the Kazan International Exhibition Center, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized that currently Sevastopol is developing actively successfully implementing large scale social, economic and infrastructural projects. “Sevastopol and Tatarstan are connected by good partnership relations. We have laid a good foundation for strengthening business ties,” he said. 

On 15 May in the Kazan Kremlin the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minniokhanov had a meeting with the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim held with participation of the Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin, Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Roman Marshavin and representatives of regional ministries and institutions and heads of the largest machine-building enterprises in the Kazan Kremlin.

On 15 May upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar Ibrahim, who came to Kazan to take part in the events of the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum-2025”, was welcomed by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minniokhanov and the Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin. 

On 16 May, speaking at his meeting with the Chairman of the Accounting and Auditing Organization for Islamic Finance Institutions (AAOIFI)  Board of Trustees H.E. Shaikh Ebrahim Bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa on the sidelines of the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum-2025” held at the Kazan Exhibition Center, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov  emphasized that the AAOIFI is the traditional participant of the forum which this year for the first time has organized an offside international conference on partnership financing.

On 16 May, speaking at his meeting with the First Deputy Chairman of the Afghanistan Government mullah Abdul Ghani Baradar on the sidelines of the XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum-2025”, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the delegation from Afghanistan for visiting Tatarstan and taking part in the 16th Kazan Forum. “I am sure that the visit of the representative Afghan delegation and its participation in the forum will facilitate the development of our interaction,” he said. 

On 15 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov , the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Marat Khusnullin and the Deputy Secretary General of the OIC Ahmad Kaves Sengendo took part in a solemn opening of the  XVI International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum” and the Russia Halal Expo 2025 and the Kazan Exhibition Center.