On April 25 at his meeting with Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Secretary General of the International Organization of Turkic Culture (TURKSOI) Dusen Kaseinov thanked him for long-term cooperation and support of TURKSOI activity, and told about organization’s achievements.
On April 26 TURKSOI delegation will take part in opening of the year “Kazan – cultural capital of Turkic world 2014”.
Dusen Kaseinov noted that currently TURKSOI is entering new level, and countries-members of the organization are showing more interest in holding events that favour preservation and development of Turkic culture.
TURKSOI Secretary General told about joint projects with UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization. He reminded that last year 20th anniversary of UNESCO was celebrated in Paris, at company’s headquarters. Every year TURKSOI holds meetings of UNESCO representatives in Turkic speaking countries.
Mintimer Shaimiev noted that facilitation to mutual understanding and unity of Turkic people is a high-pitched mission of TURKSOI. “Due to your talent and experience TURKSOI scope of activity and the sphere of influence are expanding,” he said.
At the end of the meeting, Dusen Kaseinov presented the medal “20th anniversary of TURKSOI” to Mintimer Shaimiev for distinguished service to the Turkic world in the sphere of culture, science and art.
On 20 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev attended horse races held at the International Equestrian Complex in Kazan and dedicated to Kazan Sabantuy.
On 6 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the Great Russian poet Aleksandr Pushkin by the Jalil State Opera and Ballet Theatre in Kazan.
On 9 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, the Chairman of the state Council of the republic Farid Mukhametshin, the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a solemn ceremony of laying flowers to the Eternal flame in the Victory Park in Kazan.
On May 8, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, Minister of Culture of the republic Irada Ayupova, the Chairman of the Writers' Union of Tatarstan Rkail Zaydullin, People's Poet of Tatarstan Renat Kharisov and representatives of the public took part in the ceremony of unveiling the monument to the writer, poet and war veteran Fatykh Karim, which was dedicated to the celebration of the 80th anniversary of Victory in the WWII and took place in the "Molodezhny" square in Kazan.