Mintimer Shaimiev holds session of Guardian Council of Regional Foundation “Revival"
19 December 2013, Thursday
On December 19 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev held session of Guardian Council of Regional Foundation of Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Tatarstan. Results of this year’s activity of the foundation were summed up and next year’s events to be implemented in island town of Sviyazhsk and ancient town of Bolgar were discussed at the session.
Opening the session, Mintimer Shaimiev informed participants about changes in the composition of the Guardian Council. In particular, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov was appointed Deputy Chairman of Guardian Council. Besides, Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after Dmitry Likhachev Pavel Yudin and Director of Interregional Scientific and Restoration Art Department of Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Andrey Kozlov, State Counsellor of Justice of the 2nd class, Former Prosecutor of Tatarstan Kafil Amirov, Chairman of Spiritual Muslim Board of the Republic of Tatarstan Tatarstan Mufti Kamil hazrat Samigullin became new members of the Council.
Summing up this year’s activity of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev said that the year is finishing with good results.
Tatarstan President's Press Office; IA "Tatar-inform"
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On January 20, the First President of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev celebrates its 89 birthday.
He received numerous congratulations from the state and regional leaders, public figures, figures in science, education and culture and residents of the country and Tatarstan.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.