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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.

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.