On March 18 at their meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of Guardian Council of the Regional Foundation “Revival” Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of supervision council of State Corporation "Housing and Utility Reform Foundation" Sergey Stepashin discussed issues for further cooperation between Tatarstan and Housing and Utility Reform Foundation.
During the meeting, Mintimer Shaimiev presented a cultural and historic project of federal significance “Cultural heritage: the Ancient Town of Bolgar and Island Town of Sviyazhsk” to the guest and told about what had been done in the last years, drawing special attention to sites reconstructed and built under the auspices of the Foundation “Revival”.
Sergey Stepashin shared his impressions about his visit to the island town of Sviyazhsk in December 2012.
Mintimer Shaimiev thanked Sergey Stepashin for his support of the Foundation “Revival”.
Board Chairman of the State Corporation "Housing and Utility Reform Foundation" Konstantin Tsitsin, Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities Irek Faizullin, Deputy Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Alexander Gusev and Chief of Staff of the Administrative Office of Tatarstan President Asgat Safarov took part in the meeting.
On 28 December the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov handed in the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev the Letter of Appreciation from Russian President Vladimir Putin.
On 20 December at his meeting with the Director General of the Grid Company of the republic Ilshat Fairdieyv in the Kazan Kremlin on the eve of the Day of the Energy Worker, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated him not only with the holiday but also with 25th years of his work in the energy system of the republic.
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.