Mintimer Shaimiev meets Governor of Oryol region Vadim Potomsky
8 June 2015, Monday
On June 8, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met Governor of the Oryol region Vadim Potomsky, who arrived in the republic on a working visit on June 7.
Shaimiev told the guest about cultural and historical project “Cultural heritage: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”, and 5-year activity of the Revival Foundation.
Potomsky told about sights and historical monuments of the Oryol region. He said that the purpose of his trip was activation and expansion of cooperation between the regions.
First Deputy Prime Minister Aleksei Pesoshin and Vice-governor of the Oryol region Bekhan Ozdoyev 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.