Tatarstan President is on working visit to St. Petersburg
4 June 2009, Thursday
Tatarstan President is on a working visit to Saint Petersburg on June 4 and 5.
On June 4th, Mintimer Shaimiev is to meet with St. Petersburg Governor Valentina Matvienko at the Smolny Palace. The meeting will be followed by the signing ceremony of the Agreement between the Republic of Tatarstan and the city of St. Petersburg on trade and economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural cooperation.
The main item on the agenda on June 5th is the President’s participation in the opening of the 13th St. Petersburg International Economic Forum and the plenary session "Global economic crisis: first lessons and leading the way forward."
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.