Mintimer Shaimiev and Rashid Nurgaliyev presented militiamen with flat keys and opened the new building of the Ministry of Internal Affairs
14 November 2007, Wednesday
November 14, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and Russian Internal Affairs Minister General Rashid Nurgaliyev, who is visiting the Tatarstan capital, handed over flat keys to militiamen who are going to become new tenants of the housing complex ‘Solnechni gorod’ (Sunny town). The day also saw the opening of the memorial complex and the new building of the RT Internal Affairs Ministry being attended by Mintimer Shaimiev and Rashid Nurgaliev.
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.
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.