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President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received today in the Kazan Kremlin the glorified tennis player, the deserved master of sports of Russia Marat Safin.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev signed RT Law “Оn modification in the Law of Republic Tatarstan "On budget of Republic Tatarstan for 2005".

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev held the Cabinet session on actual problems of social, economic and political life of the republic. Heads of the RT ministries and departments took part in it.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev sent a telegram of sympathy upon demise of People’s Poet of Bashkortostan Mustai Karim to President of Bashkortostan Murtaza Rahimov.

A letter addressed to RT President from Russian Olympic Committee Vice-President, Committee on National and Non-Olympic Sports of Russia Chairman M.N.Tikhomirov was received. It tells of the 7th Worldwide Games in Duisburg, Germany, July 14-24, 2005 for 40 sports that did not enter the Olympic programme.

From September 9, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev leaves for vocation. The head of the Republic stated this information visitng the Kazan 1000th Anniversary Park.

“The time has come to broaden all that was done in our social sphere. The country can allow itself it now”, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev commented September 8 the recent statement of RF President Vladimir Putin.

On September 8, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov and State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin visited Kazan 1000th Anniversary Park.

A letter addressed to RT President has been received from RF Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, saying words of gratitude and acknowledgement for the perfect organisation of the CIS events on 26-27 of August, 2005.

A letter addressed to RT President Mintimer Shaimiev was received from Executive Committee Chairman – Executive Secretary of the CIS V.B.Rushailo with gratitude for comprehensive aid in carrying out the CIS’s Heads Summit on August 26, 2005, on the days of Kazan 1000th anniversary celebration.