On May 14, Chairman of the Khalk Maslakhaty Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov, within the framework of a working visit to Tatarstan, spoke at the forum of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation on the occasion of the announcement of the city of Kazan as the cultural capital of the Islamic world. His speech is quoted by the Tdh state information agency. First of all, he congratulated the leadership of the Republic of Tatarstan on assigning the status of "Cultural Capital of the Islamic World 2026" to the city of Kazan.