At that moment, the 1st meeting of the 8th Congress of the World Congress of Tatars started at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Center. Before the meeting, the anthem of the Russian Federation and the anthem of Tatarstan were played.

Delegates and guests of honor of the congress were welcomed  Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman of the National Council of the World Congress of Tatars Vasil Shaykhraziev. He briefed the guests on the order of the 1st meeting.

-VIII Congress is held on the basis of the Charter of the World Congress of Tatars and by decree of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. Elections of congress delegates were held in organizations that are part of the World Congress of Tatars in foreign countries, in the regions of Russia and regions of Tatarstan. Today, 995 delegates and 505 honored guests of the VIII Congress are present in this hall, – said Vasil Shaykhraziev.

Here, by voting of all delegates, the agenda, the Presidium, the Credentials Commission, the Secretariat, the Counting Commission, the Editorial Commission of the VIII Congress of the World Congress of Tatars were approved.

The report of the Control and Audit Commission of the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars is presented by the Chairman of the Control and Audit Commission of the WCT Anvar Almaev. The new composition of the commission was approved.