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On May 30, the participants and guests of the 22nd session of the Turksoy Permanent Council received a salutary address of the President of Tatarstan, in which Mintimer Shaimiev underlined the role of the Turkic world in formation of the civilisation. “Cultural and art masterpieces created by our ancestors are universal heritage today”, reads the address. The president reminded of necessity “to do everything possible to safeguard the memory of the past and to bear these riches by way of spiritual revival to future generations”.

Exactly at midday a solemn volley from 122-millimetric gun from Naryshkin's bastion of Peter and Paul’s Fortress marked transfer of anniversary relay of celebrations from Saint Petersburg celebrating 302-nd birthday, to Kazan. The shot, in honor of the 1000-anniversary from the date of foundation of Tatarsan capital has been made by President of the Republic Mintimer Shaimiev.

On May 27, an official meeting of President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, while being in St. Petersburg for celebration of the day of the city, and Governor of St. Petersburg Valentina Matvienko took place in the Smolny Palace. V. Matvienko and M. Shaimiev discussed issues of bilateral relations and the course of preparation for the celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. St. Petersburg plays an active part in Kazan’s preparation for its millennium.

Today at the session of RT State Council the deputies considered and approved in the first reading the bill "On modification and additions and recognition invalid some RT acts on issues of privatization of housing fund". Necessity of acceptance of the given document has come out in connection with introduction into action of the new Housing code of Russia.
President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, being present at the session of State Council, called deputies in their work with population to pay to housing issues a special attention. "It is very important that apartments of overwhelming majority of the population of republic have been privatized, and they could participate in social mortgage. Otherwise the person would not have property which can become a subject of guarantee under the program. We have agreed with mass media that they to the full covered a course of implementing the realization, - President said.

President of Tatarstan will be met tonight at Saint Petersburg. on May 27, Mintimer Shaimiev will take part in a series of the official actions devoted to Day of city.
The central events of the stay program by head of Tatarstan in the city on Neva are conversation with Governor of Saint Petersburg Valentina Matvienko at Smolny palace and visiting Peter and Paul Fortress where from Naryshkin’s bastion exactly at midday a solemn shot will be made from the 122-millimetric gun in honour of 1000-anniversary from the date of Kazan foundation. Thus, Saint Petersburg will pass the relay of anniversary celebratings to Tatarstan capital. Mintimer Shaimiev also is going lay wreaths to monument of the Mother - Land and a memorial plate to perished Tatarstan and defenders of Leningrad on Piskarev cemetery and to a tomb of the founder of Saint Petersburg, Peter I.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev considers that the post of president must be retained. As M.Shaimiev stated in interview to "Interfax - Povolzhye agency he regards unacceptable for Tatarstan the approach in resolving issues of statehood similar to that exposed by deputies of parliament of Northern Ossetia, who abolished the post of president of republic.

Today, the meeting between RT President Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of Executive Committee and Executive Secretary of the CIS Vladimir Rushailo took place at the Kazan Kremlin.
Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Chief of RT President Administration Jury Kamaltynov, RT Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of culture Zilya Valeyeva, RT Minister of Internal Affairs Asgat Safarov, Vice-President of Executive committee of the CIS Valery Kirichenko took part in the event. Participants of the meeting discussed issues of preparation for forthcoming Summit of heads of the CIS countries and to the session of RF State Council which will take place in Kazan in August.

Today the first session of Guardians Board of State Housing Fund under RT President was held at the Kazan Kremlin. On The priority directions of Fund's activity have been determined and intention on construction of 6 thousand apartments during year 2005 under social mortgage was confirmed. To accomplish he Fund is going to collect 5 billion 100 million roubles from different sources.
Opening the session, Chairman of Board of guardians - President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev thanked everyone whohad carried out the program of delapidated habitation which came to the end in December, 2004 and highly estimated a role of the program which allowed, in particular, Kazan to approach by thousand-year anniversary updated and got prettier.

The letter of thanks has arrived addressed to President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev on behalf of co-chairmen of Organizing Committee of the Russian competition "Manager of year - president of the Free economic society of Russia, professor G.H. Popov and President of International academy of management, academician of the Russian academy of sciences S.A.Sitaryana in which deep gratitude is expressed to M. Shaimiev for assistance in organizing the competition in the Republic of Tatarstan and for personal attention to this important action, RT President press centre informs.

Traditional bell ringing opened the 13th interregional festival of Russian folklore “Karavon” in the village of Russkoe Nikolskoe, Laishevsky district, Tatarstan on May 21. Yuri Kamaltynov read the welcoming address of President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. “During short time, karavons from having been traditional countryside gatherings have become a prestigious festival of Russian folklore, known far beyond our republic…