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On August 21, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, Minister of Culture of Russia Vladimir Medinsky, State Counsellor of the republic, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev and Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Feofan took part in the ceremony of opening the UNESCO symbols on the walls of the Dormition Cathedral in the island-town of Sviyazhsk.
On August 20, UNESCO Director General Irina Bokova, who arrived at Kazan International Airport, was met by State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. The main purpose of her trip is the presentation of the certificate about the inscription of the Dormition Cathedral and Monastery of the island town of Sviyazhsk in UNESCO World Heritage List. The solemn ceremony will be held at Piramida complex on August 21.
On August 16, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the regional Council Farid Mukhametshin, Chairman of the Union of Composers of Russia and Tatarstan Rashid Kalimullin, and well-known workers of art of the republic took part in a ceremony of unveiling a monument to the outstanding Tatar composer, pianist, People's Artist of the USSR, the author of the music of the National Anthem of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustem Yakhin in the park in front of the N.G. Zhiganov Kazan State Conservatory on Bolshaya Krasnaya Street in Kazan.
On August 16, in the Government House of the republic, State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev tool part in a meeting of the Presidium of the Commission for Countering Corruption in Tatarstan held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
On August 14, State Counsellor of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Regional Foundation “Revival” Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting at the place of the reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God. The historical cathedral will be reconstructed by the order of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill.
On August 4, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with the delegation of Tatars from Astrakhan region, who are taking part in the 6th Session of the World Congress of Tatars.
On July 28, State Counsellor of Tatarstan, Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Revival foundation Mintimer Shaimiev visited Bolgar historical and archeological complex and held a meeting on issues of construction of Kul Gali hotel and improvement of the Volga River embankment.
On July 26, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation Mintimer Shaimiev took part in ceremonies of unveiling the sculpture in honor of graduates and awarding diplomas to police officers graduating from the Kazan Law Institute of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation.
On July 24, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Foundation for Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with Director of the ICOMOS International Conservation Centre in Xian (China), Professor Guo Zhan.
On July 11, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime Minister of the republic Alexey Pesoshin, members of the regional government and other officials took part in the 30th session of Tatarstan State Council of the fifth convocation.