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On June 10, RT President Mintimer Shaimiev visited construction sites of the Kazan underground. At the places where there soon will be underground stations, RT President and leadership of Kazmetrostroy, representatives of the city administration, and builders exchanged opinions on the current state and problems of the building process and discussed prospects of one of the most important republican objects under construction.

On June 8, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Colonel-General Mansur Valiyev, first Deputy Head of the Russian Federal Frontier Service. The RT President told the guest about Tatarstan and the coming celebration of the 1000th anniversary of Kazan. They interlocutors touched upon the reforms of the Frontier Service that started a year ago after it had been attached to the Russian Federal Security Service (FSB).

On June 7, Chairman of the Russian Accounts Chamber Sergey Stepashin met with deputies of the RT State Council. S. Stepashin proposed to carry out a number of verifications together with the RT Accounts Chamber, i.e. to make analysis of how the Federal targeted programme “Preserving and development of the historical centre of Kazan” is being realised at the republican and federal levels. RT President Mintimer Shaimiev, who attended the meeting, supported Mr. Stepashin’s proposal and emphasised that the republic is open for interaction.

Dear Tatarstanians!
On behalf of the State Council, Government of the republic and on my own behalf I would like to greet you on the occasion of the traditional national holiday of Sabantuy!
The history of Sabantuy goes back to time immemorial, it marks awakening of the ground, symbolises diligence, joy, and optimism of our people.

A two-day visit of the official delegation of the Republic of Buryatia headed by President Leonid Potapov started on June 1. Among the aims of the visit to Tatarstan there is not only broader economic cooperation between the two republics, but also studying of approaches to carrying out an administrative reform in Tatarstan.
President of the Republic of Buryatia L.Potapov and RT President M.Shaimiev arrived in Kazan after the session of the State Council of the Russian Federation.

The state of the nation address by head of the state manifests to Federal Assembly determination of President of the country to consecutive actions on strengthening the Russian Federation, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev considers.

Addressed to President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev the telegram has arrived in which on behalf of Siberians words of gratitude « for opportunity to familiarize with art of the glorified State award of Friendship of peoples Ensemble of songs and dance of the Republic of Tatarstan» expressed, RT President press center informs.

Kazan Kremlin, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has received Dr. of physical and mathematical sciences, Prof. Jury Petrushenko, authorized by the order of the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation from May 20 of this year in a post of rector of the Kazan state power university(KGEU) .

The program of actions on implementation of Friendship treaty and cooperation between Kazan and Yaroslavl has been signed by Chief of Kazan administration Kamil Iskhakov and Mayor of Yaroslavl Victor Volonchunas at the expocentre " Kazan fair ".

To a lesser degree about economy, in greater - about future millenia of two most beautiful cities - Kazan and Yaroslavl was the subject of talks during a meeting between President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Governor of Yaroslavl oblast Anatoly Lisitzin held at the Kazan Kremlin.