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Production of a 3-billion ton of oil is expected in August 2007 in Tatarstan. The President of RT Mintimer Shaimev signed an appropriate decree, where brave labor of oil industry workers is mentioned.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev signed laws of Tatarstan "On introducing amendments into Budget Code of RT" and "On introducing amendments into "The Law on environmental protection in Tatarstan".

On June 22, First President of Russia Boris Yeltsin laid flowers to the eternal flame in Kazan Victory Park.

On June 22, the first President of Russia Boris Yeltsin with a spouse arrived in Tatarstan on board of airliner which landed at the international airport "Kazan". The former head of the Russian state was met by the President of Republic Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met delegation of RF State Duma and RF Public Chamber, headed by chairman of Committee of RF State Duma on health protection Tatyana Yakovleva. The issues of the medical aid organization in city and village, and also aspects of realization of the priority national project "Health" in Tatarstan were discussed during the meeting.

On June 20, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to Russia Miroslav Kostelka.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated Deputy Chairman of RT State Council Alexander Gusev on 60th-anniversary.
Mintimer Shaimiev also informed that he had signed the Decree on rewarding the vice-speaker of Republican parliament with RT medal «For valorous work».

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev received the winners of RF State prize in the field of literature and art - creators of ballet "Legend about Yusuf"- actor Nurlan Kanetov, composer Leonid Lyubovsky and poet Renat Kharisov in the official residence at the Kazan Kremlin.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev delivered medal of Tatarstan "For valorous labor" to former main trainer of basketball team UNIKS Stanislav Eremin at the Kazan Kremlin. The president of UNIKS, chairman of Board of RT National bank Evgeny Bogachev and RT Minister on affairs of youth, sport and tourism Marat Bariev took part in ceremony of rewarding.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received director of State Hermitage Michael Piotrovski at the Kazan Kremlin. The issues of work of the centre "Hermitage-Kazan" , and also holding the session of the International Advisory Council of Hermitage were discussed on the session.