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June 23, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, signed the Laws of the Republic of Tatarstan on introducing amendments to the RT Laws “On participation of citizens in keeping public order in the Republic of Tatarstan” and “On fire safety”.

June 21 saw the Tatar folk festival of Sabantuy taking place in all districts of Kazan. The biggest festivities were held in the Birch grove in the Privolzhsky district of the Tatarstan capital. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, Prime-minister Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, members of the Federation Council, the State Duma of the Russian Federation and other officials took part in the festivities. Later, the Tatarstan President attended the horse races in the Kazan International Horse-racing Complex.

The Presidium of the State Council of the Russian Federation is to consider the issue “On modernization of the textile branch and measures to raise the living standard and social protection of employees” on June 20. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev is taking part in the meeting.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, received the delegation of the Kyrgyz Republic led by the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Russian Federation, Raimkul Atakurov, in the Kazan Kremlin on June 18.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, met with theDeputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation, Dmitry Mezentsev, in the Kazan Kremlin on June 19.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, met with the Prime-minister of the Republic of Azerbaijan, Artur Tair ogly Rasizade, in the Kazan Kremlin on June 17.

June 16, Colonel General Vasily Smirnov, the Chief of the Main organizational-mobilization directorate - deputy chief of the General Staff of the Armed forces of the Russian Federation, presented the President of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, with a challenge pennant of the Ministry of Defense of the Russian Federation "To the Winner of the competition among the subjects of the Russian Federation for the best preparation of citizens of the Russian Federation for military service, organizing and drafting".

June 14, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with participants of the X World Russian Press Congress in the Kazan Kremlin. As many as 77 heads of Russian-language mass-media and journalists came to Kazan from 31 countries.