Mufti Gainutdin presented the Medal of Merit to Dmitry Antonov, Senior Vice President of the Resource Group of Companies, for his contribution to the development of Halal Industry 21.03.2025 18:02During the height of the holy month of Ramadan, the Moscow Cathedral Mosque was visited by representatives of Resource Group, one of the country's largest agricultural producers: Senior Vice President Dmitry Antonov and Deputy Head of the External Relations Department Medina Amshukova. The distinguished guests were received by Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation; Ildar Nurimanov, Deputy Chairman and Chief of Staff of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation; Aidar Gazizov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation on Halal Industry Development and General Director of the Halal International Center for Social and Cultural Affairs at the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation; and Kurban Abakarov, Deputy General Director of the Halal International Center for Social and Cultural Affairs for Conformity Assessment.
" For his significant contribution to the development of the halal industry, for his active support of programs aimed at strengthening interfaith and interethnic harmony, and the development of spiritual, moral, and cultural values , " read the order from the Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation, Chief Mufti Sheikh Ravil Gainutdin, awarding Resurs Senior Vice President Ildar Nurimanov the Medal of Muslims of Russia "For Merit."
The awards ceremony evolved into a discussion of joint collaboration on the further development of the Halal industry and a number of international projects aimed at the creative development of Russian society.
Dmitry Antonov recalled that the company's president, Viktor Nauryzov, had already received this award, and conveyed his sincere respect to the spiritual leader of Russian Muslims.
"The cooperation between the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation and the Resurs State Enterprise has spanned over 15 years. With the active participation of the Spiritual Directorate, the group's production facilities were the first in our country to export halal products. Today, the company is a key supplier of poultry to a number of countries in the Arab-Muslim world ," Aidar Gazizov, Advisor to the Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation on Halal Industry Development, later reported. He thanked Dmitry Antonov for the long-standing collaboration between the poultry processing plants of the Resurs State Enterprise and the Halal Center for Social and Social Services, as well as for his participation in the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the Russian Federation's charitable programs during the holy month of Ramadan, Eid al-Fitr, and Eid al-Adha.
"We remain the largest producer of halal products. This week at the RSPP congress, I announced the volume of our deliveries to nearly 75 countries worldwide. Half of them are Muslim countries ," said Dmitry Antonov, adding that the company is about to begin deliveries to Malaysia and the Philippines.
Mufti Gainutdin also shared his immediate plans for establishing cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world: "As a member of the 'Russia – Islamic World' Strategic Vision Group, the Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan, Rustam Minnikhanov, invited me to participate in the upcoming KazanForum. We, as Russian Muslim clergy, will strengthen our partnership with Muslim countries. We will do everything in our power to promote bilateral relations between the Arab-Islamic world and the Russian Federation . "
Dmitry Antonov also noted the need to further strengthen cooperation with countries in the Arab-Muslim world: " I chair the Russian-Afghan and Russian-Pakistani Business Councils and am the business ambassador for Delovaya Rossiya in Iran. We would like to discuss these areas with your spiritual leadership. Afghanistan is increasingly attracting business interest, and small and medium-sized projects are being developed in Pakistan. Iran will undoubtedly remain one of our top priorities this year, especially given their accession to the EAEU. We are very interested in resolving all halal issues with them. Your support will be invaluable to us ," Antonov stated.
" We have very good relations with the Iranian leadership. Pakistan also wants to cooperate closely with us. Afghanistan wants to join all our economic organizations, participate in events, and will come to the KazanForum. Therefore, the prospects are bright. We will support them and help in any way we can. May Allah grant that we be of service to our Fatherland, our people, our ummah, and our brothers who are developing relationships and businesses for the benefit of cooperation with our partners ," Mufti Gainutdin concluded.
Based on materials from the press service of the Russian Spiritual Directorate of Muslims (DUM)
