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Kamaz CEO Sergei Kogogin has entered the top ten of nation’s most proficient managers among company executives, according to a ranking compiled by the Kommersant publishing house and Russian Association of Managers.

Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Moukhametshin held a meeting with Director General of the Islamic Organization for Education, Science and Culture (ISESCO), Secretary General of the Islamic World Universities Federation Abdulaziz Osman al-Tveijri, before opening of the international scientific-practical conference “Muslim education in Russia and abroad”.

International scientific-practical conference “Muslim education in Russia and abroad” opens in Kazan today. Participants of the international conference will discuss issues of the current situation and prospects of professional Muslim education development and special-purpose government educational programmes in Islam history and culture in Russia.

The Cooperation agreement in the field of «Electronic government» between Republic Tatarstan and Singapore has been concluded today within the limits of annual Russian-Singapore business forum. The document has been signed by RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov and the head of the international division of Info-communication Development Agency of Singapore Si Chin Sion.

Italian champion FC Internazionale arrived in Kazan to participate in the Champions League match versus Kazan’s Rubin. A charter flight from Italy arrived in Kazan yesterday at 8 p.m. 20 footballers of Milan club came to Tatarstan capital. Today, starting from 5.30, the teams will hold pre-match trainings at the Central Stadium. Press-conference of Kurban Bediyev and Jose Mourinho will also take place there.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, met with the President of the Republic of Turkey, Abdullah Gul, on September 26.

The Musa Jalil Tatar Opera and Ballet Theatre will stage the first night of Madame Butterfly opera by Puccini on September 25. The performance will open up the theatre’s new season.

LenPetroTat business-club became functioning in Saint-Petersburg on September 24. It currently unites more than 80 members– businessmen of the city and region who cooperate with the Republic of Tatarstan.

International conference “Russia and the Islamic World: partnership for the sake of stability” opened in Moscow on September 24. Participants discuss a wide range of issues – from development of religious institutions to geopolitical cooperation between Russia and Islamic countries.

An unofficial match between golf players of Kazan and Kazakhstan is to take place on September 25-26 in Tatarstan. Professional players will compete on the field of new club “Gold-Kazan” in Verkhneuslonsky Region of the republic.