NEWS

The Kazan football club Rubin’s coach Kurban Berdyev was yesterday, during the Eid al-Adha celebration in the Metropol Hotel in Moscow, presented an order by the Russian Council of Muftis, Al Fahr, an order of honour for strengthening spiritual traditions.

A celebration in honour of Russia’s Football Champion FC Rubin took place at the Korston Complex late on December 2. Mintimer Shaimiev attended the event.

December 2, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev visited the Nizhnekamsk district, Tatarstan.

A news conference has today been held at the Tatarstan agency for print and mass communications Tatmedia, dedicated to helping unemployed and homeless people. The Tatarstan Human Rights Commissioner Rasheet Vagizov, officials from the Labour, Employment and Social Security Ministry, Interior Ministry and Health Ministry answered questions from journalists.

The Tatneft oil producer on November 22, 2009, received a letter from the Syrian Minister of Oil and Mineral Resources, confirming the location of a plot for development within the South Kishma field, said today the company’s press service.

The display presented by Tatarstan was marked highly and awarded the Grand Prix at an exhibition within the Forum of CIS Agricultural Producers that late last week ended in Ashgabad. The event was attended by the Tatarstan Agriculture and Food Minister Marat Akhmetov and heads of some Tatarstan-based agrarian holding companies.

A presentation of books Textbook on the Arabic Language. Part 1 – Beginners and “Textbook on the Arabic Language. Part 2 – Intermediate took place at the Oriental House of Tatar State University of Pedagogy and Humanities on November 30.

The 3^rd World Congress of Compatriots living abroad was opened in Moscow on December 1. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the event.

A meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and the delegation of the OAO Federal Grid Company of the Unified Energy Systems led by Oleg Budargin, the Chairman of the Board of the company took place at the Kazan Kremlin on November 30.

The enlarged meeting of the Academic Council of Kazan State University to mark the university’s 205^th anniversary was held in the university assembly hall on November 30. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev attended the meeting.