NEWS

The farmers from Tatarstan shall discuss mutually beneficial ways of cooperation with investors from Germany. On March 28^th a delegation from a German company arrives at Kazan. The company intends to make investments into farming of the Republic of Tatarstan. That was informed by Mr. K. Baytemirov, a Chairman of Farmers and Farming Households Association.

March 26, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received at the Kazan Kremlin a delegation of the state corporation of nanotechnologies Rosnanotech headed by Director General Anatoly Chubais.

A decision on moderating the criteria of lease payments timeliness and fullness was made due to the conditions of the world financial crisis in Tatarstan.

On March 25^th Mr. M. Stolyarov, First Deputy of Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the Russian Federation received French Republic Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary in the Russian Federation Jean de Gliniasti.

Kazan’s Paralympic sportsman Ayrat Zakiev won the gold medal of Russian championship in bench pressing. The competitions took place in Suzdal city. The Paralympics-2008 silver prize-winner lifted a 190 kg weight and surpassed the closest rival by 60 kg.

Speaking during a session of the Presidential Council for Physical Culture and Sports, chaired by President Medvedev, Mr. Chernyshenko suggested that Sochi 2014 will be characterized by a celebratory atmosphere, friendly and knowledgeable volunteers, and world-class levels of professionalism and service.

The Republic of Tatarstan orgaizational committee for preparation and holding celebrations of the sixty fifth anniversary of the Victory in the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945 took place at the Kazan Kremlin on March 25th. The meeting was presided by the organizational committee chair, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan received a letter from the acting President of the Russian Academy of Education David Feldshtein that informs that "Kazan professional training institute of pedagogics and psychology”, an establishment of the Russian Academy of Education is named after Mirza Makhmutov, academician of the Russian Academy of Education.

As part of preparations for the Summer University Games the capital of Tatarstan will become a platform for the Europe Day Festival in Russia.

The first international exhibition Sport 9 under the aegis of Ministry of Sport, Tourism and Youth Policy of the Russian Federation is opening on March 24 in Moscow.