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On December 27, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev brake a bottle of champagne against the Kama bridge span.

Students themselves should control both universities and dormitories. Such a wish was stated by President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev at the opening of the refurbished student's dorm of Kazan State Medical University.

President of Tatarstan M.Shaimiev informed about the results of his meeting with head of "Gazprom" Alexei Miller. M.Shaimiev also commented upon the recent decision of President Putin to liquidate the RF Clemency Commission.

December 19, Moscow, the session of RF State Council was held on which the concept of development small and middle business was discussed.
President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the session of RF State Council.

The president of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev considers, that middle and small business in Russia requires support of the state. "Today it is necessary to engage in the most serious way in de-bureaucratization in sphere of business in order to help people to work in this sphere. On this way there are many artificial obstacles that essentially constrain development of middle and small business", - told M. Shaimiev in interview to "Interfax". And he specified, bureaucratic obstacles are incorporated in working statutory acts.

On December 13, "Radio of Russia" organized a real-time broadcasting of the interview with the President of Tatarstan on the subject of political, social and economic life of the republic as well as mutual relation with the federal center.

The President of Tatarstan, a co-chairmen of the All-Russian party "Unity and Fatherland", believes it is necessary to advance the process of differentiation of powers between the subject and center and to pass the laws, providing for comprehensive realization of the clauses of the working RF Constitution.
President of Tatarstan M.Shaimiev also believes that the four-year term of office is insufficient for the head of state.

The president of the Republic Tatarstan M.Shaimiev has issued a decree on awarding the State Prizes of the Republic of Tatarstan 2001 in the field of science and engineering and conferring the rank "Winner of the State Prize of the Republic of Tatarstan in the field of science and engineering" for significant contribution to the development of humanitarian, natural and engineering science, development and application of fundamentally new technologies, outstanding industrial results based on the application of scientific and technical achievements.

Russian President Vladimir Putin sent a greeting message to Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev on the occasion of the Constitution Day of the Russian Federation.

Russian Minister of Defense Sergei Ivanov, who visited Kazan on December 5, called Tatarstan an island of stability, where they did not pursue short-term interests, but always thought of the future. The republican incomes were invested in the development of industry. The republic boasts many high-tech defense enterprises first of all in the field of aircraft, space, optics.