The Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev has met with Senior Counsellor of Mitsui Strategic Studies Institute Takehiro Togo (Japan, Tokyo).
Takehiro Togo has visited Tatarstan several times and met with Mintimer Shaimiev as the Japanese Ambassador to the Russian Federation and Senior Counsellor of Mitsui Strategic Studies Institute.
Mintimer Shaimiev thanked the guest for attention paid to republic. He is glad that longstanding friendly relations established during their activity for the benefit of Tatarstan and Japan are continued.
At the meeting the parties exchanged opinions about prospects of Russian-Japanese relations and cooperation between Tatarstan and Japanese companies. Modern development of Tatarstan and Russia, new tasks and goals faced by Japan after the earthquake 2012 were also discussed.
Chief analyst of Mitsui Strategic Studies Institute Kitade Daisuke, senior project coordinator of OOO “Mitsui & Co. Moscow“ Marat Khalilyulin participated in the meeting.
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.
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