International connections of the Kazan city are developed and become stronger from year to year. Representatives of diplomatic, administrative and business circles of foreign countries and CIS visit the city annually. Among those, who visited Kazan, are diplomatic representatives of European Union countries, the ACEAH, the USA, China and Namibia, Czech Republic, Japan, representatives of business circles from Austria, Byelorussia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Great Britain, Germany, Iran, Spain, Kirghizia, China, Malta, Poland, Slovenia, the USA, Turkey, Finland, France, Czech Republic, Sweden, Switzerland and Japan.

Kazan is a member of several prestigious international organizations, such as:

• World Heritage Cities Organization (since 1997);
• World Federation of United Cities (since 1998);
•  “Twined Cities” International Association (since 1998);
• International Union of Local Authorities (since 1998);
• European Association of Historical Cities and Regions (since 1998);
• Union of Historical Cities and Regions of Russia (K. Sh. Iskhakov , the Head of Administration of the Kazan City, is the Chairman of the Historical Russian Cities’ Chamber of the Union of the Historical Cities and Regions of Russia) since 1999;
• International Assembly of Capitals and Big Cities of the CIS Countries (since 1998);
• Organization of Islamic Capitals and Cities (since 1992);
• World Mayors’ Conference for Peace by Cities’ Solidarity (since 2000);
• Historical Cities' League (since 2001).