President continues his working trip to south-eastern Tatarstan
15 February 2008, Friday
February 15 is seeing President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev visiting the Yutaza district in the south-eastern part of Tatarstan.
The agenda includes a visit to the local sports complex where the head of the republic will examine a swimming pool and a track and field arena; he will also visit an exhibition of district enterprises and will meet investors of ZAO "TGK Urusinskaya GRES".
The President of Tatarstan is also planned to see a 60-apartment building built under the social mortgage program. The head of the republic will finish his trip attending the meeting of the Yutaza Council where achievements in social and economic development of the district last year will be discussed.
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.