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On February 7 in Mamadysh the meeting of farm workers was held. Welcoming the best Mamadysh machine operators and cattle breeders, RT President M.Shaimiev noticed that it is a special case of success. Mamadysh is one of the largest areas of Tatarstan on farmlands, arable lands. Last year production rose by 30 percent.

On February 6, President of Tatarstan M.Shaimiev in the Kazan Kremlin received representative of the Tatar diaspora in China I.Gabitov. Aspiration of Tatar-compatriots living in the Chinese National Republic for close contacts with Tatarstan is evident since the first Congress of Tatars, said the President in his greeting.

The chairman of the State Committee on sports of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Fetisov has directed the telegram to the President of Tatarstan M. Shaimiev in which congratulated him " on a magnificent unconditional victory of our KamAZ trucks in the most prestigious competition of motorists - international many days lasting race Paris - Dakar ", RT President press center informed.

As it was already informed, January 18, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev with spouse left for short-term leave to Switzerland.
The leave of the President coincided with his birthday. January 20, Mintimer Shaimiev is 66 years of age.
On January 20th President of Russia Vladimir Putin called President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him on birthday, the RT President press centre informed.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has sent the congratulatory telegram to the head of team "KamAZ-master" Semen Jakubov and staff in connection with their victory in the rally "Telephonika - Dakar 2003".

January 18, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev in the Kazan Kremlin received the winner of the G. Tukai State premium , national poet of Tatarstan Ildar Yuzeev.
Ildar Yuzeev - the author of not only 30 poems and more than four tens poetic collections, but also of many popular songs. Performances under I.Juzeev's plays " Meeting with eternity ", " Last night " and other drama works with success are going not only on stages of theatres of republic, but also abroad.

Concurrently two socially significant objects have opened in Drozhannovsky region of Tatarstan on January 17. In the village Old Kakerly new club with 300 seats opened its doors and in regional center Old Drozhannoe opened a new school designed for 184 pupils. Both objects were built by JSC " Drozhannovsky intereconomic building association ". The President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the celebrations on the occasion of their opening.

Principles of state policy of Tatarstan in the field of information and communications for 2003-2007 years were discussed January 15 at the Kazan Kremlin during the session of RT Security Council conducted by President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev handed over to the academician of the RF Academy of sciences and the RT Academy of sciences, Maryland university’s professor of physics Roald Sagdeev the document on assigning the rank "Deserved Scientist of the RT science" at the Kazan Kremlin on January 16.

The meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev with Baltasy cattle breeders was held in the Kazan Kremlin on January, 13.