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The visit card of Kazan at a world level can become in due time the Memorial of Znamensky brothers started at Tatarstan capital. This day, at the Kazan Kremlin, during the meeting between President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and President of All-Russia Federation of track and field athletics - Vice-President of European track and field athletics association Valentin Balakhnichev and chief coach of Russia National team on track and field athletics Valery Kulichenko a big range of issues has been discussed connected to development of track and field athletics and sports as a whole in Tatarstan.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev wired congratulatory telegram to member of Russian national team on track and field athletics Gulnara Samitova. On July 4, representative of Kazan Gulnara Samitova established a world record in the Greek city of Iraklione at the international competitions "Super Grand prix" IAAF "Ciclitiria-2004" in 3000 m. steeplechase run.
Mintimer Shaimiev expressed also confidence, that performance of Gulnara Samitova at the "Memorial of Znamensky's brothers "becomes an ornament of these prestigious competitions", and wished her sound health, happiness, success and new sports successes.

Addressed to RT President Mintimer Shaimiev the telegram arrived from president of All-Russia federation of track and field athletics Valentin Balakhnichev with congratulations on occasion of outstanding world record of Kazan representative - a member of national team of Russia on track and field athletics Gulnara Samitova , established in 3000 meters steeplechase at the international competitions " Super Grand prix " in Greece on July 4.

Alekseevsky region of the republic now is headed by new chief - instead of Alexei Demidov who has received the post of chairman of Accounting chamber of the Republic Tatarstan, new head of administration has become Vladimir Kozonkov, well - known economic chief in the region On July 5, extraordinary session of Council of People's Deputies of Alekseevsky region took place where Alexei Demidov officially abdicated responsibility of chairman and President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev presented new head of administration.

Moscow, horse race for Prize of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin took place at Central hippodrome. Horse race has been attended by Presidents Iklham Aliev, Robert Kocharyan, Mikhail Saakashvili, Nursultan Nazarbaev, Askar Akayev, Vladimir Voronin, Emomali Rakhmonov, Islam Karimov, Leonid Kuchma and by heads of republics, oblasts and territories of the Russian Federation. Henceforth these races will pass annually, and the Moscow hippodrome, probably, becomes a traditional place of summer meeting for the CIS heads of states, heads of the Russian regions, RT President Press center informs.

The International scientific conference " Ideas of Eurasia in L.N.Gumilev's scientific heritage ", devoted to memory of outstanding scientist started in Kazan. In opening ceremony President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbaev took part.

For all-round expansion and deepening bilateral cooperation voiced Presidents of Tatarstan and Kazakhstan during negotiations at held at the Kazan Kremlin.
Today, when cooperation at regional level which already has become a component of world economic policy is being encouraged in every possible way, it is necessary to expand interaction, to find various forms of co-operation and to provide on this basis interosculation. Especially, because Tatarstan and Kazakhstan have much in common, President of Tatarstan is sure.

The delegation of Republic Kazakhstan led by President Noursultan Nazarabev visited S. P. Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Production Works.
Noursultan Nazarbaev together with President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev attended one of the workshops of the enterprise where exhibition of Tatarstan consumer goods has been performed. The guests with big interest studied exposition, especially, quite for a long time studying the stands of " KamAZ ", "Tatneft" and "Tatenergo".

July 1, official opening of the building of “Rubin” sports base took place in Kazan. The four-storeyed building with common space 4666 sq.m. has settled down near stadium " Rubin". It includes hotel complex, medical -regenerative center, lunch complex, administrative rooms.
President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, mayor of Kazan Kamil Iskhakov, RT Minister on affairs of youth and sports Marat Bariev, football players, officials and the invited guests were present at a solemn opening of the "Rubin" sports base building.

President of the Republic of Kazakhstan Noursultan Nazarbaev having been in Tatarstan within framework of the visit to the Russian Federation left for Ufa city on July 1.
At the international airport " Kazan " President of Kazakhstan and officials accompanying him have been seen off by President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, members of RT Government, other officials.