On January 13, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Guardians of the “Revival” Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting with Deputy Minister of Economic Development – Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management Olga Dergunova at the Kazan Kremlin. Olga Dergunova arrived in Kazan because of appointment of new Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management in the Republic of Tatarstan.
CEO of the “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, who took part in the meeting, told about work of the foundation on restoration of the old town of Bolgar and the island town of Sviyazhsk, monuments of federal significance.
Some issues on restoration and preservation of these monuments that are under the supervision of the Federal Agency for State Property Management.
Deputy Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management Igor Babushkin and Pavel Fradkov, Head of the Federal Agency for State Property Management in the Republic of Tatarstan Gulnara Sergeeva, and Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Culture Svetlana Persova 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.