NEWS

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.

November 23, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev is in Chistopol to visit OAO Chistopol Watch Factory Vostok and take part in the opening of the Ice Palace for a thousand visitors and built within a year. He will also meet with political party activists of Chistopol, Alekseyevskoe, Aksubayevo and Novosheshminsk districts of the republic.

November 22, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev visited Zelenodolsk,Tatarstan, where he attended the opening of the therapeutic building of the Central republican hospital, visited the reconstructed children’s hospital and met with political party activists.

The water treatment station was put into operation in Nizhnekamsk on November 20, 2007. Chairman of the Russian Government Sergei Ivanov, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and Presidential Envoy in the Volga Federal District Aleksander Konovalov pressed the main buttons on the portable control panel.

November 20 has seen the official opening ceremony of the Special Economic Industrial Zone ‘Alabuga’ in the Elabuga district, Republic of Tatarstan.

November 19, Sergei Ivanov, the First Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government, arrived in Kazan. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime-minister Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials met the guest at the airport.