On March 25 at his meeting with Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, Tatarstan State Counsellor and Chairman of Guardian Council of “Revival” Regional Foundation, Mintimer Shaimiev showed the stand and models of buildings of cultural and historical project “Cultural heritage: ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.
Vladimir Medinsky knows a lot about the project that is being implemented with the auspices of Russian Ministry of Culture. He visited Bolgar and Sviyazhsk in November 2012. At today’s meeting he asked about new activities of “Revival” Foundation.
Mintimer Shaimiev told Vladimir Medinsky about current cooperation between Tatarstan and UNESCO Committee on inclusion of Bolgar and Sviyazhsk in the World Heritage List. They also discussed cooperation between Tatarstan and Russian Ministries of Culture in the sphere of protection and use of objects of cultural and historical heritage.
Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Aide to Tatarstan President on social issues, CEO of “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, and Head of Tatarstan Tourism Agency Sergey Ivanov took part in the meeting.
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.