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The Russian Federation President Dmitry Medvedev has bestowed Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin with the order of Honour in the Kremlin. In accordance with the Russian Federation President’s Decree №513 from May 7, 2009, the head of the Republic of Tatarstan’s Kazan city municipal formation has been awarded with the Order of Honour for the achieved results and many years of conscientious work.

The Ivanov Region delegation, led by the governor and head of government Mikhail Men, has today begun a working visit to Kazan.

The Turkmenistan team will be represented by three cars and two trucks at the off-road rally Silk Road-2009. Vehicles will be prepared by the specialists of the Ashgabat KAMAZ Service Center and KAMAZ-master team.

Russia's Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works is interested in setting up a joint venture with Kamaz following a visit to the company's main plant by a MMK delegation led by board chairman Mr Viktor Rashnikov on Friday, reported Steel Guru with reference to Interfax.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev signed Decree №UP78 of May 15, 2009 “On the Republican Agency for Press and Mass Communication Tatmedia”.

All-Russian Student Spring-2009 has become a triumph for Tatarstan. The team representing our republic won the festival’s Grand Prix. Moreover, Tatarstan participants received one more Grand Prix – in the field “Regional Programme”. In this nomination they shared the victory with the delegation from Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug (Yugra).

The Kazan Helicopter Plant intends to produce the Mi-38 helicopter in 2014, told Tatar-inform the deputy general director for foreign economic relations Valery Pashko.

The fourth meeting of the Security Council secretaries of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) member-states will be held in Moscow on May 20 under the chairmanship of the Russian side.

On 21 May, the 2nd HeliRussia international helicopter show will begin in Moscow. A large delegation from the Kazan’s Helicopter Plant is to attend the show, told Tatar-inform the plan’s deputy general director of foreign economic relations Valery Pashko.

The Sabantui festival will on 20 June take place at three locations in Kazan, told at staff meeting the Kazan’s mayor Ilsur Metshin. А great number of guests is expected. The foreign guests will have representatives of the Organisation of Islamic Capitals and Cities, an Organisation of the Islamic Conference division, among them. The OICC is to arrive in Kazan to hold a meeting.