On December 9, the State Counselor of Tatarstan, the Hero of Labour of Russia Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated Tatarstan residents on the Heroes of the Fatherland Day.

On 28 November in the Kazan Kremlin the Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the First President of the Republic of Ingushetia, the Hero of the Soviet Union, the Russian state, military and public leader Ruslan Aushev.

On October 18, at the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin took part in the farewell ceremony with the outstanding figure of theatrical art, People’s Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Tazetdinov.

On 1 October in the Kazan City Hall Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with old stagers of the public service of the republic. The meeting dedicated to the International Day of Older Persons was held with participation of the Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Rais (Head) of the republic Asgat Safarov, the Chief of Staff of the Office of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov and representatives of public old stagers organizations, and Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated public service old stagers with the holiday and thanked them for long painstaking work for the good of the republic.