Vasil Shaykhraziyev, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and Chairman of the National Council of the World Congress of the Tatars, met with representatives of the Tatar community of the Luhansk People’s Republic. The event brought together Tatars from various cities and districts of the republic.

Vasil Shaykhraziyev warmly welcomed his compatriots. The stage then featured performances by local artistic ensembles as well as renowned artists from the Republic of Tatarstan.

Among the performers were People’s Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan Zaynab Farkhetdinova, Honored Artist of the Republic of Tatarstan, member of the National Council of the World Congress of Tatars, and Chairman of the National-Cultural Autonomy of Tatars of the Arkhangelsk Region, Rim Kalimullin, as well as international competition laureate Syumbel Bilalova.

At the conclusion of the event, the Tatars of the Luhansk People’s Republic were presented with gifts from the World Congress of the Tatars – traditional Kazan chak-chak.