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In connection with the Decree by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, the Presidium of the RT State Council has submitted an issue on pre-term recall of the representative of the Republic Tatarstan in the Federation Council of the Russian Federation by the executive state body for consideration of the plenary session on April 11.

Tatarstan leader Mintimer Shaimiev believes the USA military action against Iraq has far-reaching strategic objectives. In his interview with Interfax M.Shaimiev said that establishing of a pro-American government in Iraq will allow the United States to further strengthen its influence not only on the Arabian world, but also on the European market.

“Each party has an important task of participation in preparation of the country’s development strategy”, President of Russian Federation Vladimir Putin said during the meeting with the United Russia party leaders Boris Gryzlov, Mintimer Shaimiev, Sergei Shoigu, Vaycheslav Volodin, Oleg Morozov and Vladimir Pekhtin. The meeting took place on March, 26, on the eve of the United Russia congress.

March 20 will go down in the history of mankind not only as the beginning of the second war in Iraq, but also, according to President of Russia Vladimir Putin, as the beginning of "collapse of the established system of international security". Tatarstan President Mintiner Shaimiev commented upon the situation.

Tatarstan was visited by the representatives of business circles of Bulgaria led by Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador to Russia Ilian Vasilev. On March 19, the Ambassador of the Republic of Bulgaria was received at the Kremlin by President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev proposed in his speech at the session of final board of the RF Ministry of economic development and trade to form economic council in which ministers of economy of all subjects of the Russian Federation would be presented. Minister of economic development German Gref supported this offer.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev believes that the Federal Center can grant Chechnya a wider authority without apprehension that any separatist tendencies would recur.

The Russianwide businessmen seminar-conference “The tasks of the consumer cooperation on the developing of the social sphere in the country” took place in Kazan on March 3. Representatives form almost every region of the Russian Federation took part in it. President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiyev, Head of the Russian Federation Central Union Valentin Ermakov, First Deputy of the Prime Minister Ravil Muratov, Deputy of the Prime Minister – Minister of agriculture and provisions of the Republic of Tatarstan Marat Akhmetov, Head of the Kazan Administration Kamil Iskhakov also participated in the work of the Seminar.

The Tatarstan TV experience is a strong base for the development of the most contemporary TV projects in the Russian Federation. This conclusion was elaborated during the meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and General Director of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network Gennady Sklyar. This meeting took place on February 28 in the Kazan Kremlin. The parties came up to understanding - an Agreement between Tatarstan and the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network on the further development will be worked out. In Mintimer Shaimiev’s opinion, today it is necessary to think about how to provide people with more interesting TV channels, including new ones, as well as how to master new technologies, yet unused, which will give an opportunity to order the TV programs and directly communicate with a TV anchor.

On February 25, President M. Shaimiev held a work meeting at the Tatar State Theatre of Opera and Ballet on issues of restoration and reconstruction of the theatre building. Having examined the building under restoration, M. Shaimiev said the level of work organization and its speed was unsatisfactory. The works are to be finished by January 1, 2005, and a grand meeting dedicated to Kazan’s 1000th anniversary will be held there.