NEWS

The World Economic Forum’s founder Klaus Schwab will in June 2009 visit the Tatarstan’s capital Kazan. The Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roustam Minnikhanov and Klaus Schwab agreed on it at a meeting on 28 January in Davos.

Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated Kirill, Metropolitan of Smolensk and Kaliningrad, on his election of Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia.

International theoretical and practical symposium “Islamic studies in modern Russia and CIS: progress, problems, prospect” will take place in the Centre of Eurasian and international researches of Kazan State University.

One more twin city of Elabuga (along with Alexin of Tula region) has appeared - Turkish city Safranbolu. Agreement on establishment of twin cities ties was signed in Elabuga by the government prosecutor Ilshat Gafurov and deputy government prosecutor of Safranbolu Jalchyn Ozjorek.

The World Economic Forum will tomorrow open in Davos, Switzerland. The Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roustam Minnikhanov is to attend the congress, says the Cabinet of Ministers’s press service.

Wine producers from Bulgaria have today attended a meeting at the premises of the Tatarstan’s Industry and Trade Ministry, reports the ministry’s press service.

It became known in the beginning of December 2008 that Russia and India concluded delivery contract of 80 military-transport helicopters Мi-17В-5. But it wasn’t clear who would execute an order Kazan helicopter plant or Ulan – Ude aircraft plant. Today is clear that the contract will be executed in Kazan. The talks of the President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev and the prime minister of India Manmocham Singcha resulted in the conclusion of contract.

March 28, the Day of Europe will be held in Kazan. Annually during the last five years this day takes place in Moscow, last year festivity was organized in Sankt-Petersburg and Archangelsk. The initiators of the project mean to held the Day of Europe in three cities of Russia – Moscow, Sankt-Petersburg and Kazan.

Tatar State Academic Theatre n.a. M.Jalil prepares to take part in the XXVII Shalyapin International Opera Festival. It will be held in Kazan on February 7-20 and is devoted to 135th anniversary of permanent opera seasons in Kazan.

Tatarstan State Council Chairman, secretary of the political council of the United Russia party’s regional branch Farid Moukhametshin met with activists and population of Bugulminsky District.