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On September 24, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov delivered his annual address to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan about internal and external situation of the republic.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the meeting, after which he shared his impressions with journalists.
On September 5, during his working visit to Tatarstan, First Deputy Head of the Presidential Administration of Russia Sergey Kiriyenko together with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev and Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Feofan got acquainted with the progress of reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God.
On September 4, at the Pyramida Entertainment Complex in Kazan, the 14th Kazan International Festival of Muslim Cinema, which has been held under the motto "through the dialogue of cultures - to the culture of dialogue" since 2005, was opened in Kazan.
On September 4, the former Director General of UNESCO Irina Bokova, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan, was met by Tatarstan State Counsellor, UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue Mintimer Shaimiev at the Kazan International Airport.
On August 29, in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a regular meeting on preparation for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the foundation of the TASSR.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Deputy Chairman of the regional State Council Rimma Ratnikova, heads of ministers and departments of the republic, heads of municipalities took part in the meeting.
On August 25, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu, who is on a working visit in Kazan.
On August 17, at the Korston Entertainment Complex, Head of Tatmedia Regional press and mass media agency Airat Zaripov opened a plenary session of the seventh Forum of national and regional mass media of Russia held in Kazan on August 16-18. Over 200 delegates, editors and journalists from 19 regions of Russia, took part in the Forum.
On August 15, in the island town of Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a working meeting on progress made in the work on the establishment of the Museum of Wood Archeology.
On August 14, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with Chinese Consul General in Kazan Wu Yingqin.
On July 25, State Counsellor of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a regular meeting at the place of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan icon of the Mother of God.