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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.

The morning of the second day of the visit of the Kazakhstan delegation, led by President Nursultan Nazarbaev, June 30, was taken up with visiting houses constructed under the programme of dilapidated housing liquidation. Later on, presidents Nazarbaev and Shaimiev took part in the opening of the International scientific-practical conference “Euroasian ideas in Le Gumilev’s scientific heritage” in the Mirage hotel.

On June 29, Nursultan Nazarbaev, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, arrived in Kazan. President Mintimer Shaimiev met the eminent guest in the international airport of the Tatarstan capital. On June 30, Nursultan Nazarbaev takes part in the International scientific conference “Euroasian ideas in Lev Gumilev’s scientific heritage”, to be held in the conference hall of the five-star-hotel “Mirage” and bring together over 170 scientists and social leaders.

Official opening of the Tatar youth forum, the first major meeting of young representatives of the Tatar nation from the different countries, took place on June 25 at the S.Saidash State Grand Concert Hall. RT State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin greeted the delegates of forum on behalf of President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev. It is remarkable that the forum of the Tatar youth is being held in Kazan, the city with the richest 1000-year history and original national heritage.

June 19 saw the holiday of Sabantui held in the Birch grove, Privolzhsky district, Kazan. The festival was visited by Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev, Russian Education and Science Minister Andrei Fursenko, Head of the Russian Federal Agency for constriction and housing Vladimir Averchenko, RT Prime-minister Rustam Minnikhanov, heads of republican ministries and organizations, foreign guests.

On June 16, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Finland to Russia Rene Nyberg at the Kazan Kremlin. Present at the meeting were: director general of Metso Automation and chairman of the Tatar community in Finland. The interlocutors discussed issues of the development of bilateral cooperation.