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It is necessary to develop a special law concerning relations between the federal authorities and national - territorial formations in structure of the Russian Federation, the Tatarstan President declared on April 18 after Russian President Vladimir Putin presented his annual message to the Federal Assembly.

April 11, Kazan Kremlin, the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received the representatives of Kryashen organizations of the Republic.The range of the considered issues was wide - social problems, questions of ethnic-cultural revival and preservation of traditions of Kryashen Tatars, the form of self-management, prospects of Kryashen development as ethnic-confessional entity.

April 5, Kazan was visited by the governmental delegation of Ukraine led by the first deputy prime Minister Oleg Dubina .
The same day, at the Kazan Kremlin, the first deputy prime Minister of Ukraine Oleg Dubina was received by the RT President M. Shaimiev . During a meeting in which RT Prime minister R. Minnekhahnov also took part, the arrangement on attraction of investments on modernization of capacities of ZAO "Ukrtatnafta" (Kremenchug refinery, Ukraine) in volume of 200 million dollars was achieved.

The President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev being the co-chairman of the Supreme council of the party "Edinaya Rossiya ( Single Russia) ", does not support idea of banning the activity of the Communist Party of the Russian Federation, moreover - the head of Republic considers it inadmissible. " I am convinced, that the majority of citizens will not support this. In conditions of progressing to multiparty system in Russia not by way of interdiction should go those who do not like communistic ideas of the Communist Party of Russian Federation having the steady electorate and rating ", - stated in interview to "Interfax" M.Shaimiev. " It seems to me, not realizing up to the end the negative consequences for the party, its leader Zjuganov, especially recently, commits extremes in his actions ".

On March 28, Kazan was visited by Commander-in-chief of the Russian Air Forces general - colonel Vladimir Mikhailov. The visit is intended for examining the Kazan aviation enterprises and discussing prospects of their cooperation with the Russian Defense Ministry.
Vladimir Mikhailov "visited Kazan Aviation Production Enterprise and Kazan Helicopter Factory. In the evening he had a meeting with RT President Mintimer Shaimiev in the Kremlin residence.

The official delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan led by President Mintimer Shaimiev spent the last day of the visit to Sweden in the southernmost region of Sweden - Skone.
After the presentation of Tatarstan, Mintimer Sahimiev told journalists that the reality surpasses all imagination and cooperation between Tatarstan and the Swedish region Skone has good prospects. He said that a working group will be created to study specific projects.

The most important event of the second day of the working visit to Sweden was the meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev with Prime Minister of Sweden Mr. Joran Persson. They discussed a broad circle of political and economic issues.

On occasion of the Muslim New Year and Kurban-bairam holiday, President of Tatarstan Minitmer Shaimiev received telegrams from the President of Egypt Mohamed Hosni Mubarak, leader of Azerbaijan Geidar Aliyev, President of Algeria Abdelaziz Buteflika, other world leaders.

On March 25, President of Tatarstan Minitmer Shaimiev on his working visit to Sweden met with Minister of trade Mr. Leif Pagrotski (Swedish Ministry of Foreign Affairs). Also participating in negotiations were Russian Ambassador N.Sadchikov, trade representative V.Spassky, second secretary of the RF Embassy A.Milyayev, all members of the official delegation of Tatarstan. President of Tatarstan also presented a speech in the Swedish Institute of international affairs. The basic motive of a speech was development of federalism and democracy in Russia, in particular Tatarstan's role in the process of federalization of Russia.

On March 25, the official delegation of Tatarstan led by President of Tatarstan Minitmer Shaimiev left for Sweden.
The President of Tatarstan is to give a speech "Russia in regional prospect" in the Swedish Institute of international affairs.