Tatarstan agrarians win Grand Prix at show in Ashgabad
2 December 2009, Wednesday
The display presented by Tatarstan was marked highly and awarded the Grand Prix at an exhibition within the Forum of CIS Agricultural Producers that late last week ended in Ashgabad. The event was attended by the Tatarstan Agriculture and Food Minister Marat Akhmetov and heads of some Tatarstan-based agrarian holding companies.
The ministry’s press service told Tatar-inform that the agricultural produce, equipment and advanced technology show had brought together over 140 exhibitors. Companies from Russia and Tatarstan were active participants. One of them was JSC Vamin Tatarstan and another one JSC Ak Bars holding company.
The agricultural forum in the Turkmen capital helped define new approaches of the CIS states to building a long-term interested dialogue in the agribusiness sector, one of the most promising areas for cooperation within the former USSR.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
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