Originally built in the early 16th century, Kul Sharif was burnt down by Ivan the Terrible during the Siege of Kazan, which led to the fall of the Khanate of Kazan and brought Tatarstan under Muscovite control in 1552.

Chinese President Xi Jinping has landed in the Russian city of Kazan for the BRICS summit of emerging industrialized nations. Television images showed the head of the Russian republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov,

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will meet Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in the Russian city of Kazan, India's foreign secretary said on Tuesday. (Reporting by Gnaneshwar Rajan in Bengaluru) Copyright 2024 Thomson Reuters.

Russian President Vladimir Putin held bilateral talks with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the BRICS summit in Kazan on Tuesday. The two leaders discussed bilateral relations and the war in Ukraine.

World leaders are arriving in Kazan, Russia, for the BRICS summit. Vladimir Putin sees the meeting as a key step in challenging the West's political and economic dominance. According to the "Daily Mail" website,

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi both praised expanding relations with Russia at bilateral meetings with President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday. Putin is hosting a summit of BRICS countries,

By bne Tehran bureau Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian met with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Kazan on October 22. The meeting between the two friendly countries during Iran's first BRICS Summit as an official member since joining the bloc on January 1.