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July 6, the President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev received the delegation of German businessmen led by the Chairman of Board of ЇWintershallю AG company Herbert Detharding.

The ways for development of the oil industry were discussed on July 2 in Yelabuga. President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting with leaders of oil companies and heads of administrations of Tatarstan oil districts.

Tatarstan President M.Shaimiev does not support the importation of nuclear waste to Russia and thinks that the Federation Council should consider the law on importation of nuclear waste "without fail". "Deciding such a key problem, we necessarily have to consider an opinion of the upper chamber," he told the Interfax. "This is my civil position and I consider waste only as waste with all the implications."
Member of the Federation Council, Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin also expressed his view. He reminded that the Tatarstan parliament and other authorities were against this law and sent their appeal to the Russian President, Government and both chambers of the Federal Assembly.

The Russian President V.Putin's Decree of May 26 set up a commission to work out proposals on differentiation of authorities between federal, regional and local governments. Head of the commission D.Kozak informed that it would consist of 22 persons, including Tatarstan President M.Shaimiev. By June 1, 2002 the commission must submit its proposals on reforming federal structure to the Russian President.

The traditional Sabantui was celebrated in Kazan last Saturday. Certainly, there were horse racing, volleyball, ping-pong, arm-wrestling competitions and different fun contests like fighting by sacks, running with eggs, with buckets.

The Republic of Tatarstan celebrated the including Kazan Kremlin in the List of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage of UNESCO on June, 21. Now this historical architectural museum-reserve is the worldІs property. UNESCO symbols appeared on the Kremlin wall and two Kremlin towers this day. The deputy general director of UNESCO Munir Buchenaki arrived for opening this memorable marks for the first time in Russian history.

On June 16, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev received Russian Vice-premier Ilya Klebanov.
All tough solutions on aircraft-industry development today are at the "output" stage, I.Klebanov said while examining Ansat and Mi-17 helicopters at the airfield of Kazan Helicopter Factory.

June 10, President of Russia Vladimir Putin has arrived in capital city of Bashkortostan Ufa where the national holiday Sabantuy was held. At the airport he was met by the presidents of Bashkortostan and Tatarstan Murtaza Rahimov and Mintimer Shaimiev and also by the plenipotentiary representative of the President of the Russian Federation in the Volga federal district Sergey Kirienko.

Everything will be done in Tatarstan to proceed further policy of revival and consent of all religions, told President M. Shaimiev during a meeting with the general director of the international Centre of scientific researches of a history, culture, art of an islam (IRCICA) Ekmeleddin Ishanogly, held on June 8 in the Kazan Kremlin.

June 8, the international symposium "Islamic culture in Volga - Ural region" has opened in Kazan. Well-known scholars - historians and orientalists from Russia and 11 countries of the world, representatives of public organizations and religious faiths have got together for participation in the event.
The urgency of similar dialogue marked President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev taking part in opening ceremony of the forum.