From June 29 to 2, the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by Deputy Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Svetlana Persova and Chairman of centralized organization - the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan Mufti Kamil Hazrat Samigullin visited Bahrain's capital Manama. The delegation consisted of heads and representatives of the leading museums of the Republic of Tatarstan, and Muslim clergy.
During the visit, a meeting with the President of the Office of Cultural Affairs and the antiquities of the Kingdom of Bahrain Sheikh Mai bint Mohammed Al Khalifa was held, at which they discussed a wide range of issues of cultural cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Kingdom of Bahrain.
One of the main objectives of the delegation were also studying the experience of creation and operation of the "House of the Quran", where they met with its founder Dr. Abdullatif Jassim Kanu. The experience gained will be used in the Quran Museum of the Bulgarian State Historical and Archaeological Museum-Reserve, launched in 2015.
The participants of the delegation got acquainted with the work of the Arab Regional World Heritage Center, headed by Dr. Mounir Bouchenaki, visited museums and UNESCO Bahrain objects.