On May 6-7, ADIHIC Vice-President for the Middle East region Hamel Al-Qubaisi, ADIHIC Executive Director Hassan Fisal and Ak Bars Ice Hockey Club Executive Director Mansur Usmanov held a meeting with the presidents of Arab hockey federations. It was attended by current members of the Assosiation, as well as representatives of countries interested in the development of hockey – Tunisia, Egypt, Kuwait
At the meeting, the goals of ADIHIC and events held under the auspices of the Association were presented: the Kazan Cup tournament, master classes and training camps for young hockey players. President of the Kuwait Hockey Federation Fuhaid Al-Ajmi expressed his desire to build a system for training hockey players and build new hockey grounds. The technical manager of the Egyptian Hockey Association, Nader El-Bassioni, indicated his readiness to visit Tatarstan as part of the Russia-Islamic World forum to get acquainted with the infrastructure.