On June 15, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met Chairman of Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Crimea Emirali Ablayev at the Kazan Kremlin.
The Crimean delegation arrived in Tatarstan on June 12 and took part in the 6th All-Russia forum of religious figures. Yesterday the guests visited Bolgar historical and archeological complex and the traditional holiday of Russian Muslims “Izge Bolgar zhyeny”.
Emirali Ablayev shared his impressions about Kazan, forum of religious figures, “Izge Bolgar zhyeny” holiday, and historical monuments of Bolgar. He noted the great importance of Bolgar for Muslim ummah as the place of volunteer adoption of Islam on the state level.
Shaimiev told the guest about work of the Revival Foundation in Bolgar and Sviyazhsk.
Mintimer Shaimiev and Emirali Ablayev discussed the role of Islamic factor in the world and problems of Islam development in Russia. They noted the need for cooperation between Muslim Spiritual boards of Tatarstan and Crimea.
On October 18, at the Galiaskar Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the State Council of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin took part in the farewell ceremony with the outstanding figure of theatrical art, People’s Artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rinat Tazetdinov.
On 1 October in the Kazan City Hall Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, had a meeting with old stagers of the public service of the republic. The meeting dedicated to the International Day of Older Persons was held with participation of the Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Rais (Head) of the republic Asgat Safarov, the Chief of Staff of the Office of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov and representatives of public old stagers organizations, and Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated public service old stagers with the holiday and thanked them for long painstaking work for the good of the republic.
On 8 September at a polling station in the Settlement of Borovoye Matyushino the Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a ballot in the elections of members of the regional State Council of the VII convocation.
On 7 September in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the Soviet and Russian Military Commander Colonel General Anatoliy Sergeev, who was the Commander in Chief of the Volga-Urals and the Volga military districts from 1991 to 2002 and retired in 2022.