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March 31, the meeting of the Security Council of the Republic of Tatarstan chaired by President Mintimer Shaimiev was held in Kazan Kremlin. It was dedicated to the state and first priority tasks of higher education in the Republic of Tatarstan.

March 28, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with President of Chevron Neftegas Inc. – Head of the company’s division in Russia Ian MacDonald in the Kazan Kremlin.

March 28, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Netherlands in the Russian Federation Jan-Paul Dirkse.

March 27, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, received the delegation of the Bulgarian holding Chimimport Plc headed by it Executive Director Ivo Kamenov.

March 26, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiev, took part in the meeting of the Governmental commission on issues of fuel-energy complex that was dedicated to the issue of rational use of associated petroleum gas. The meeting was conducted by the Chairman of the commission, Prime-minister of the Russian Federation, Viktor Zubkov.

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.