NEWS

March 25, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Deputy Head of the Frontier Service of the Federal Security Service of the Russian Federation Vladimir Streltsov and Head of the regional frontier directorate of the RF FSS in the Volga Federal District Viktor Gubenko.

This week, Kazan was honoured with a visit by Roald and Renad Sagdeyevs, the outstanding Russian scientists famous for their works in plasma phisics, space research and chemical physics. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with the academicians on March 25.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, met with the head of RAO “UES of Russia”, Anatoly Chubais, on March 24. They discussed issues of cooperation between OAO Tatenergo and RAO UES at the final stage of structural transformation of the Russian energy system in 2008.

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, signed the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On introduction of amendments to the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2008” on March 24, the Press-service of the head of the republic reported.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Head of the Federal Agency for Tourism Vladimir Strzhalkovski in the Kazan Kremlin on March 21.

March 20, 2008, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, signed the Law of the Republic of Tatarstan “On investment of state powers in the sphere of care and guardianship on institutions of local self-government of municipal formations of the Republic of Tatarstan”.

March 17, President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met with Deputy Minister of Industry and Energy of the Russian Federation Denis Manturov, Head of the Federal Agency for Industry of the Russian Federation Andrei Dutov and Director General of OAO "United Industrial Corporation Oboronprom" Andrei Reus.

In the evening of March 9, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, attended the celebrations of the 30th anniversary of the King Faisal International Prize. At the dinner, the President of the republic of Tatarstan met with King of Saudi Arabia Abdullah bin Abdul Aziz Al Saud.

March 8, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev flew off to Riyadh, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia for a working visit.