Mintimer Shaimiev meets with IRCICA Director General Halit Eren

On October 24 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met with Director General of Research Center For Islamic History, Art and Culture (IRCICA) Dr Halit Eren.

For many years IRCICA has cooperated with Tatarstan Ministry of Culture and Mardzhani Institute of History. Halit Eren has visited Tatarstan many times, took part in organisation of the International conference “The Great Volga River Route” and International symposium “Islamic culture in Volga-Ural region. In 2010 he came to Kazan to take part in presentation of academic publication “Tatar history and civilization” in English that was published under the auspices of IRCICA. Halit Eren organized publication of the book in Istanbul. In 2012 he was an honourable guest of III Russian forum of Tatar religious figures “National identity and religion” and traditional holiday “Izge Bolgar zhyeny”.

Mintimer Shaimiev thanked Halit Eren for attention to Tatarstan saying that IRCICA has always supported the republic and assisted in proper presentation of Tatarstan to Islamic world.

Halit Eren told about his participation in solemn events dated to 225 years of Central Muslim Spiritual Department in Ufa, where an agreement on cooperation between IRCICA and Kazan Federal University was signed.

Mintimer Shaimiev told the guest about latest news of “Revival” Regional Foundation, restoration of historical and cultural monuments in Bolgar, Museum of Bolgar civilization.