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January 10, in Moscow, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated on a 75-anniversary of the birthday, people's actor of Russia, Kazakhstan and Tatarstan, winner of the G. Tukai State premium professor Fuat Mansurov.

President of Tatarstan M.Shaimiev sent his condolence to the President of the Turkish Republic A.N.Sezer in connection with the tragical death of the passengers of the plane broken near the city of Diarbakir.

January 9, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev visited Kizichesky Vvedensky a man's monastery located in Kazan where he met with archbishop of Kazan and Tatarstan Anastasy and governor of Kizichesky monastery archimandrite Daniil.

On January 5, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received representatives of the Kazan eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church led by archbishop of Kazan and Tatarstan Anastasy on the occasion of Christmas which the believers will celebrate on January 7.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has congratulated Orthodox clergy and all parishioners on Christmas!

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev congratulated Patriarch of Moscow and All - Russia His Holiness Alexy II on Christmas holiday.

Tatarstan President is receiving more New Year's congratulatory telegrams.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has directed the telegram to President of the Ukraine Leonid Kuchma in connection with tragic dearth of the Ukrainian citizens in air-accident in Iran.

On December 23, the thirteenth session of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan continued its work. The basic question discussed was a bill "On the budget of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2003". President M.Shajmiev expressed a wish for the republican tax services to improve their methods of work in the beginning of the new year and get properly engaged in collection of the transport tax and excises from sale of mineral oil.

December 21, the first President of Russia Boris Yeltzin who had stayed with a short-term rest in capital of Tatarstan, left for Moscow. At the international airport "Kazan " Boris Yeltzin was seen off by President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, head of Kazan city administration Kamil Iskhakov and other officials.