President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Samarkand on Saturday, UzA said. Today, the head of Tatarstan visited the grave of the first President of Uzbekistan Islam Karimov and familiarized himself with the sights and historical monuments of Samarkand.
On the same day, Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Tashkent, where in the State Academic Bolshoi Theater of Uzbekistan named after Alisher Navoi he met with representatives of the Tatar diaspora and took part in the concert program of Tatar artists.
On Monay the head of Tatarstan is scheduled to lay flowers at the monument to Islam Karimov in Tashkent.
Rustam Minnikhanov will also take part in the Uzbekistan-Tatarstan business forum, to be hosted by the International Business Center in Tashkent.
President of Tatarstan is expected to hold meetings in various Uzbek ministries and departments and will see the sights of the capital.
