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December 6, the 34th RT State Council session opened in Kazan. The agenda includes 85 items, 36 of which are draft laws and decrees. The main item is the second reading discussion of the next year’s draft budget of the republic. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime-minister Rustam Minnikhanov, member of the Governments and officals of the Presidential Administration, district heads and heads of judiciary bodies and other agencies are taking part in the session.

December 4, the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan gathered at the Kazan Fair to discuss the course of implementation of the Programme “Power efficiency in the Republic of Tatarstan in 2006-2010” and tasks for the following period. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the meeting.

December 4, OAO Kamaz and Knorr-Bremse AG signed an agreement establishing a joint venture. The signing ceremony took place in the KAMAZ representative office in Kazan in presence of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev.

December 3, Co-Chairman of the Higher Council of the United Russia party Mintimer Shaimiev held a press conference that focused on preliminary results of the elections to the fifth Russian State Duma.

December 2, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and his spouse came to polling station 59 that housed in cadet boarding school 6 in order to take part in the elections of RF State Duma deputies. The President spoke with the voters and asked the members of the electoral commission about the turnout. Young cadets put on a performance showing folk songs and dances.

November 29 saw the award ceremony of the winners of 2007 Benefactor Contest held in Tatarstan. Tatarstan president Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the ceremony.

Considerable contributions to conducting the National Years of China and Russia (2006-2007) by a number of Russian regional and government leaders, journalists have earned them medals of honour and awards of the People’s Republic of China. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev is honoured with the Honorary award “National Years of China and Russia”.

November 27, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev presented state awards to as many as 57 representatives of various professions – heads of municipal districts, turners, actors, teachers, researchers, ecologists and journalists at the Kremlin’s White Hall.

Production of the performance based on Aleksander Ostrovski’s comedy “Glumov” marked the 60th anniversary of Aleksander Slavutski, the art director of the Kachalov Drama Theatre. Among those who came to congratulate the theatre art director was Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev.

November 24, on the eve of Mother’s Day Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the reception at the Korston Complex that brought together almost a thousand Tatarstan mothers who bring up adopted children.