Mintimer Shaimiev met with Ambassador of the Netherlands Jan-Paul Dirkse
28 March 2008, Friday
March 28, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands in the Russian Federation Jan-Paul Dirkse.
“The Netherlands is a prosperous country thanks to its diligence to a large extent. Your business is an example of what today’s management should be like. It is not just words, we got evidence of it working with Dutch companies,” the head of the republic said in the beginning of the meeting.
Mintimer Shaimiev also said that the Dutch experience proves its value in agriculture as well. “I met with directors of Dutch companies, they perform their duties with all diligence,” he underlined. Then the head of the republic told about Tatarstan’s success in dairy production and poultry farming. “Here we have found the ways for cooperation, and we should develop it in other fields too,” Mintimer Shaimiev said.
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.