Mintimer Shaimiev meets with Chairman of Federation of independent unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov
13 November 2013, Wednesday
On November 13 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met with Chairman of Federation of independent labour unions of Russia Mikhail Shmakov. Mikhail Shmakov shared his impressions about his visit to Bolgar historical and architectural reserve. He was delighted at reconstruction of historical monuments and renewal of the old part of the town. He especially liked the River station and Museum of Bolgar civilization.
Mintimer Shaimiev told about the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk” implemented by “Revival” Fund.
Mikhail Shmakov also told about his visit to Nabarezhnye Chelny where he met with KAMAZ employees and management staff and discussed urgent problems of activity of labour unions in the country.
During the meeting Mintimer Shaimiev and Mikhail Shmakov discussed prospects of cooperation between Federation of independent labour unions of Russia and Tatarstan Federation of labour unions.
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.
On 8 September at a polling station in the Settlement of Borovoye Matyushino the Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a ballot in the elections of members of the regional State Council of the VII convocation.
On 7 September in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the Soviet and Russian Military Commander Colonel General Anatoliy Sergeev, who was the Commander in Chief of the Volga-Urals and the Volga military districts from 1991 to 2002 and retired in 2022.