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November 6, in Moscow the ceremony of rewarding by the All-Russia Premium "The Russian National Olympus" took place. Among those who has brought in the most significant contribution to development of Russia in the last year was named Mintimer Shaimiev, awarded with "Gold Olympus" in a nomination "The President of Year".

Interest to Tatartsan and its Muslim community's standpoint on recent happenings as well as to the situation in the republic is growing in connection with worsening political situation in the world and ongoing military conflict in Afghanistan. We have to "synchronize watches" - was the preamble of the meeting between President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of Muftis Council of Tatarstan Gusman khazrat Iskhaki held November 2 in the Kremlin. As Gusman Iskhaki commented upon the results of the meeting, they tackled many issues, first of all, the holy month of Ramadan, starting on November 16. The republican Chief Mufti was greatly concerned with the fact that the Afghani conflict will hardly be settled by that time.
The last-months events have drawn attention to Islam and Islamic world. We should show that Islam is a religion of peace and love, Gusman Iskhaki emphasized.

After the closing of the Russian - Turkish Business Council held this year in Kazan, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met with organizers of the business forum.

Tatarstan is the only republic among the regions of the Russian Federation, which did not bring its Constitution in conformity with the Russian Constitution, said RT President Mintimer Shaimiev at the meeting with delegation of Missions of the EU member-countries held in the Kazan Kremlin on October, 26.

The meeting of President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin and President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev was held on October 24.

The workgroup of the RT Constitutional Committee met October 23.

The International Arbuzov Prize in the field of organophosphorus chemistry was delivered on October 23 in the Kazan Kremlin. This year's winner is the president of the French Chemical Society, professor of the Parisian Polytechnic School Fransois Mathey, one of the greatest chemists of the 20th century, well-known all over the world.
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev opened the solemn ceremony.

President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev entered the first twenty of Russia's most influential political figures under the results of September poll conducted by the research center for public opinion "Glas naroda (voice of the people)".

On October 5, the fourth major minaret of the cathedral mosque Kul-Sharif was topped with a Crescent. The event attracted some thousands residents from all over the republic, including about a thousand of imams, madrasah rectors, faithful Muslims, atheists and even orthodox Christians.

September 26, staying on rest in Antalia the President of Republic Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev at the invitation of the President of Turkish Republic Ahmet Nedzhdet Sezer made a short-term trip to Ankara where the meeting of presidents of Tatarstan and Turkey was held.