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 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.