NEWS

On July 24 was the holly day for all Muslims. Kul-Sharif mosque solemn opening took place in the Kazan Kremlin.

Prior to the beginning of republican meeting on issues of reforming housing and communal services of the republic which is to be held at the city House of culture, Mintimer Shaimiev and heads of the RT ministries and departments have familiarized with an exhibition of special equipment for housing and communal services made at the enterprises of republic.

Kazan Kremlin, President of Republic Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev held meeting on priorities in realization of anticorruption policy pursuit by Republic Tatarstan. At the meeting features of today's situation on the given issue were discussed and first steps on implementing anticorruption policy were determined. As known, Tatarstan the first in Russia has developed Strategy of anticorruption policy of the republic which performance is a necessary condition for the further development of democracy in the country.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev held the work meeting with President of Ukraine Viktor Yushchenko in Kiev.

Mintimer Shaimiev signed a decree on Representative Plenipotentiary of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan in the RT State Council.

Session of the RT Security Council chaired by RT President Mintimer Shaimiev was held in the Kazan Kremlin. The agenda was “Progress of the programme on RT oil and gas complex implementation for 2004-2008”

The President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev sent a telegram of congratulations to the Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Alexis II on the occasion of 15 years since his enthronement.

Questions of cooperation with “Siemens” company were discussed at the meeting of RT President Mintimer Shaimiev with President of “Siemens” in Russia – “Siemens AG” Vice-President Mr. Henryk Frystatsky.

Celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan, the enchanted capital of Tatarstan Republic that has both a brilliant and tragic history, was celebrated in Burlingame, California City Auditorium on June 5, 2005.

The field session of Presidium of the Russian academy of sciences was held in Kazan. The scientists from all Russia have gathered in assembly hall of the Kazan state university which walls are witnesses of many significant events of the country’s history.