NEWS

On the evening of March 27, Boeing 747 landed at the Kazan International Airport bringing the delegation of the People’s Republic of China headed by HE President Hu Jintao. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov, RT State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials met the distinguished guest at the airport.

March 27, the Tatar State Academic Theatre n.a. Galiasgar Kamal celebrated 100 years of dramatic art. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev attended the gala evening dedicated to the event.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met with the first deputy of RF Government Chairman Sergey Ivanov, head of RF President’s administration Sergey Sobyanin, head of inter-departmental group on federative relations and local government, coordinator of national projects, RF President’s aide Igor Shuvalov in Moscow on March 22.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev received the delegation of Gagauziya and its head Mikhail Formuzal at his residence in Kazan Kremlin on March 21. Issues of developing cooperation between Tatarstan Republic and Autonomy-Territorial Formation Gagauziya (Gagauz Yeri) were discussed on the meeting.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and Prime-minister of Saxony Georg Millbrandt signed a Communiqué as a result of a two-sided meeting.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev opened investment forum “Tatarstan strategy in trade and investments. The role of Saxony in the process”.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the official opening of 3 specialized exhibitions united by Leipzig Fair. Machine building exhibition “Intec” and exposition of plastics industry “Rohima” opened besides traditional fair of automobile components producers “Z - 2007”.

March 13, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev arrived in Saxony. Saxony State Minister for Economic Affairs and Labor Thomas Jurk, General Consul of the Russian Federation in Leipzig Gennadij Golub and other officials met RT President at the Leipzig/Halle International Airport.