Midhat Shagiakhmetov took part in the 2013 KAZANSUMMIT

October 3, 2013 the Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midhat Shagiakhmetov participated in the Strategic Forum in the framework of the V International Economic Forum of Russia and the countries of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Kazansummit'13. The meeting vizited the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov , State Councillor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev , deputy speaker of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov , Secretary General of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation Ekmeleddin Iksanoglu . Before the beginning of the forum Minnikhanov and Mintimer Shaimiev visited the exhibition of investment and economic projects in Tatarstan. Welcoming the participants of the forum , the President of the Republic of Tatarstan emphasized the importance Kazansummit. " Our country these days has become a major area of economic cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world - said Minnikhanov . - In Kazansummit attended by about 600 participants from 40 countries and 16 regions of the Russian Federation. "