State Counselor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev takes part in a solemn inauguration ceremony of Vladimir Putin as President of Russia in Moscow.
Live broadcast of the ceremony held in the Moscow Kremlin is transmitted on central TV channels (“Pervy Kanal”, “Vesti”) starting at 11:30 a.m. by Moscow time.
About 3,000 people have been invited to attend the ceremony, including members of RF Government, State Duma deputies, senators, chiefs of the federation subjects, power officials, members of Vladimir Putin’s presidential election campaign team and campaign headquarters, candidates in the 2012 presidential election, scientific and cultural figures, art workers and members of the clergy.
To the point, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev was, among others, Vladimir Putin’s trustee during the presidential election campaign. http://trt-tv.ru/news/mintimer-shajmiev-doverennoe-lico-putina/