SCO ministers will attend the Yolduzlyk Festival 2009
14 April 2009, Tuesday
The opening of the Sozvezdie - Yoldyzlyk 2009 Festival is going to take place at the Unics Complex on April 15. Performers from Tatarstan's neighboring regions will take part in the event on its first day.
The aim of the festival is to support young gifted people of Tatarstan. Participants and winners of the Festival are considered to be successors of cultural and spiritual heritage of the republic.
The Festival was conferred a title of the laureate of the Republican Musa Jalil Prize.
Among the guests of the Festival will be ministers of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization member-countries.
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.