M. Shaimiev: “We should restore the theatre to respect ourselves”.

On February 25, President M. Shaimiev held a work meeting at the Tatar State Theatre of Opera and Ballet on issues of restoration and reconstruction of the theatre building.

Having examined the building under restoration, M. Shaimiev said the level of work organization and its speed was unsatisfactory. The works are to be finished by January 1, 2005, and a grand meeting dedicated to Kazan’s 1000th anniversary will be held there.

During the meeting, M. Shaimiev paid a special attention to the quality of the work, which should recreate the majesty of this unique building and immortalize the names of those engaged in the development of opera and ballet arts in Tatarstan. He noticed that the important work of this kind requires experienced and qualified masters. The work for the customer and all the contractors should be well coordinated, the scale of works should be rationally determined, and the means assigned for the hardware, building and assembly jobs are not to be dispersed.