Mintimer Shaimiev: And in the future we’ll concentrate on grain
6 October 2006, Friday
October 6 saw agricultural workers gathered together in Pyramid Convention Centre in Kazan to mark their professional holiday – the Day of Agriculture and Processing Industry.
President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated the gathering on the successful completion of the harvesting season.
The RT President believes that “care about protection and effective use of agricultural lands is the main task of the state and land users. Such attitude has helped us to increase agricultural output by one third, which is twice higher than Russian average”. As a result, “Tatarstan is fully provided with grain, grain forage, and it has an opportunity to sell to outside of the republic”.
Mintimer Shaimiev heartily thanked all workers of the agricultural complex and the RT Agriculture and Industry Ministry and its head.
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.