Today, events are held in Kazan to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the founding of the Republic of Bashkortostan and the  World Congress of Bashkirs. The program includes a solemn meeting, watching the film “First Republic” and a concert by  masters of art of Bashkortostan. The event will be held at the House of Friendship of the Peoples of Tatarstan.

The Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars, Rinat Zakirov, received  head of the Executive Committee of the World Kurultai Bashkirs, Danir Gainullin.

The event was also attended by Danis Shakirov, First Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars; Mars Tukayev, Deputy Chairman of the Executive Committee for Work with Tatar Public Associations in the Regions of Russia; Tabris Yarullin, Deputy for Work with Public Organizations of Tatar Youth.

The point was about mutual cooperation, exchange of experience, joint ways of solving the problems of concern to the peoples  of the regions.