Mintimer Shaimiev: Alfia Avzalova and Ilgam Shakirov are the wealth of the Tatar people

15 January 2008, Tuesday
January 15, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Tatar singer Alfia Avzalova at the Kazan Kremlin. The head of the republic congratulated the legendary singer on her 75th anniversary. He presented her with the highest award of Tatarstan – the order for “Services to the Republic of Tatarstan”.
“I express gratitude to Alfia Avzalova on behalf of all Tatar people for the outstanding contribution to the development and promotion of musical art. Alfia Avzalova and Ilgam Shakirov are our biggest wealth, it is them who showed what the special emotional tunefulness and harmony of the Tatar people is”, Mintimer Shaimiev said.
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