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On July 9, by the decision of the 41st session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee held in Krakov (Poland), the Assumption Cathedral and the Monastery located in the island-town of Sviyazhsk were included in the World Heritage List.
On July 7, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with members of the delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran led by Iranian President's Special Adviser for Religious and Ethnic Minorities' Affairs Ali Younesi.
On June 30, a presentation of the Bolgar Islamic Academy and a scientific conference on topical issues of modern Islamic education were held during a meeting of the Council on Islamic Education in Bolgar.
On June 26, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with Chairman of the Executive Board of RUSNANO Corporation Anatoly Chubais, who together with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the opening of a plant for the production of nanocomposite coatings developed by Advenira Enterprises, Inc. in Himgrad Technopolis in Kazan.
On June 24, at his meeting in the Kazan Kremlin with President of Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambayev, who is on an official visit in Kazan, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev told his guest about the results of seven-year activities of the Foundation to preserve the historical and cultural heritage.
On June 18, the first round match of FIFA Confederations Cup 2017 between Portugal and Mexico was held at the Kazan Arena.
On June 15, in the evening, the fifth regional iftar was held at the Kazan Tennis Academy.
On June 13, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on the reconstruction of the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God.
On June 7, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a field meeting at the reconstruction site of the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God on Bolshaya Krasnaya street.
On June 6, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and activists of the Russian National Cultural Association of Tatarstan, which was held during events dedicated to the Russian Language Day and the 218th anniversary of birth of Alexander Pushkin.