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Tatarstan’s automaker JSC Kamaz will present its main restyled models, which production is to roll out this year, at the Moscow international auto show Interauto 2009, opening on August 26, said the company’s press service.

Russian Vice-Premier Sergei Sobyanin has within a working trip to Kazan inspected an IT high-technology park under construction and examined the practice of using the Glonass-based navigation system.

A solemn ceremony opening the Russian Art Festival on Sunday took place at the Cannes Palais du Festival. The festival is attended by a delegation representing Tatarstan.

The director of the London Pushkin House, conductor and pianist, Professor at Oxford University Julian Gallant will take part in the festive events marking the Day of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Day of Kazan.

Avtovaz and Kamaz could soon be merged. Rostekhnologii intends to establish a holding that includes Russia’s two largest automakers.

Sergei Sobyanin, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government – Chief of Staff of the RF Government is visiting Tatarstan. Accompanied by Tatarstan President, Mintimer Shaimiev, Sergei Sobyanin visited the Directorate of the Federal Service for Registration, Cadastre and Cartography in the Republic of Tatarstan, the IT-park and the Republican Centre of Space Services.

The meeting ‘On Tatarstan’s experience in creating elements of Electronic Government and work of federal executive bodies on delivering services to citizens and organizations using information-communication technologies” is to take place in the afternoon on August 24th at the RT Cabinet of Ministers.
The meeting will be chaired by Sergei Sobyanin, the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government – Chief of Staff, who is to arrive in Kazan on a working visit.

On August 21, Tatarstan militia days opening was attended by Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, Russian Federation minister of internal affairs Rashid Nurgaliev and Tadjikistan minister of internal affairs Abdurakhim Kakharov.

The Mufti of Tatarstan has on the occasion of the month of Ramadan made an address.

The Kazan-based aircraft manufacturer KAPO has on the third day of the MAKS 2009 international air show signed two agreements, including a contract with OJSC Vega Radio Concern for manufacturing the Tu-214ON jet and a credit agreement with OJSC Bank of Saint-Petersburg, reports the company’s press service.