KUWAIT MAY OPEN ISLAMIC CULTURAL CENTER IN TATARSTAN
By empty (4/2/2006 issue of the CACI Analyst)
Talks will are to be held with Kuwaiti ministries and organizations regarding plans to open a Kuwaiti Islamic cultural center in Russia\'s predominantly Muslim republic of Tatarstan, Tatar President Mintimer Shaimiyev said at a Sunday meeting with Kuwaiti Justice Minister Abdallah al-Matuq. Shaimiyev attaches great importance to developing spiritual ties between Kuwait and Russia, particularly Tatarstan, which is witnessing a vigorous religious revival, the Tatar president\'s press service told Interfax. Today Tatarstan has 1,100 mosques, compared with 23 in the late 1990s, Shaimiyev said.Visit also
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