January 19, Nazif Mirikhanov, the Plenipotentiary of Tatarstan in Russia received Mr. Simon de Cruz, Ambassador of the Republic of Singapore in the Russian Federation. A broad circle of the issues of the bilateral economic cooperation was discussed during the meeting.
Nazif Mirikhanov informed about successful development of SEZ "Alabuga" where sizeable work was carried out including "the assistance of Singapore colleagues". In particular, due to the consultations and experience of Singapore specialists modern infrastructure was built up; some residents of SEZ now produce an output.
One of the understandings achieved previous years was a realization of the program of training to modern management for RT and SEZ "Alabuga" specialists and leadership. This theme was the main one during this meeting.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
On 26 April, during festive events dedicated to the Native Language Day and the 140th birthday of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the great Tatar poet.
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.
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