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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.

In the nearest future Tunisia and Tatarstan would exchange businessmen groups for bilateral cooperation study and broadening already existing contacts. That was one of the results of the meeting of RT President Mintimer Shaimiev with Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of Republic of Tunisia to RF Mohamed Bellaji that took place in the Kazan Kremlin.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev signed a Law “On renewal of individual acts of water legislation”. This law was approved in accordance with amendments to the Federal legislation, RT President Press-Centre reports.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev signed a decree “On the International Arbuzov Prize Reward in Organophosphorous Chemistry”. Prize 2005 was awarded to the university Professor Tohoku Yoshifuji Masaaki (Sendai, Japan). He also has been conferred a “Laureate of the International Arbuzov Prize in Organophosphorous Chemistry”.

Kazan Kremlin, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met 11 leaders of delegations - participants of XXII session of Permanent council TURKSOY. On the part of the republic RT Deputy Prime Minister - RT Minister of culture of Zilya Valeyeva, Director of Department of Foreign Affairs of RT President Timur Akulov, Provisional coordinator of Permanent council TURKSOY Ildus Tarkhanov took part in the meeting.

On May 31, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Deputy Chief of Staff of the Administration of the RF President Vladislav Surkov. They discussed current issues of preparation for the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan, the course of works on construction and restoration sites they had visited together.