The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met Danial Ahmetov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan
30 May 2006, Tuesday
On May 30 the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev in his official residence met Danial Ahmetov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Kazakhstan, who came to Tatarstan at the head of the official delegation a day before.
Mintimer Shaimiev and Danial Ahmetov discussed future trends of the development of cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Kazakhstan in different spheres. At the end of the meeting the Ministry of Transport and Communication of the Republic of Kazakhstan and the Ministry of Transport and Roads of the Republic of Tatarstan have signed the agreement of the mutual cooperation. The agreement between JSC National Company "Kazakhstan engineering" and the JSC "Kazan Helicopter Plant" was signed also.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
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.