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January 15, Tatarstan’s Economy Minister Marat Safiullin reported on the course of implementing the earlier adopted anti-crisis and financial recovery measures.

Memorandum on establishing twin city relations between Kazan and Tabriz was signed on January 14. Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Mayor of Tabriz Alireza Novin signed the Memorandum at Kazan City Hall.

Eastern Azerbaijan Province (Islamic Republic of Iran) considers opportunities of investing in manufacture of heavy and light tractors on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan, development of joint projects between Tatarstan and Iran universities, and opening a direct air communication between Kazan and Tabriz.
Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan Ahmad Alireza Beygi stated it during the meeting with Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov at the Cabinet of Ministers.

January 15, Mintimer Shaimiev, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan met in Kazan Kremlin with the Governor of Eastern Azerbaijan province (Iran) Mr. Ahmed Alireza Beygi.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev signed Ecology code of the Republic of Tatarstan on January 15.

January 15, the 44th session of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan of third convocation was held in Kazan. Mintimer Shaimiev, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan took part in the session of the republican parliament.

January 14, Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime-minister of the Republic of Tatarstan met in Moscow with Igor Schegolev, the Minister of communications and mass-media of the Russian Federation.

January 14, Tatarstan’s Industry and Trade Minister Alexander Kogogin met with the Turkish firm Kastamonu Entegre’s Director for Development Mr. Onur Guven. The main purpose of the working visit is to hold negotiations on setting up a timber-processing facility in Tatarstan.

Zilya Valeeva, Deputy Prime-Minister - Minister of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan, met in Moscow with Alexey Shalashov, Director of the Department of Modern Art and International Relations of the Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation.

The delegation of Eastern Azerbaijan province (Islamic Republic of Iran) headed by the Governor of province Mr. Ahmad Alireza Beygi arrived in Kazan on January 14.