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The Federation Council of RF Federal Assembly met December 20 in Moscow, with the participation of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and Parliament Speaker Farid Mukhametshin.
Later in the day Mintimer Shaimiev met the leaders of the Japanese Kanematsu Corporation and Mitsubisi Heavy Industries Ltd.

December 18-19 the peopleІs deputies had worked over the modifications and additions to the RT law " On elections of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan ". The draft law has received 68 amendments, the commission approved only 30.

December 15, the celebrations devoted to the 100-th anniversary of Tatar musical patriot, great composer Salih Saidash was held at the RT Grand State Concert Hall. Opening the evening, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev read the decree about the assigning Salih Saydashev's name to the Grand State Concert Hall.

On December 14 in the Kazan Kremlin, sixty cultural and arts workers, scientists, physicians, directors of industrial and agricultural enterprises received Russian and republican state awards from the hands of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev.

Receiving a delegation of the Islamic Republic of Iran led by Foreign Affairs Deputy Minister Seyed Sadeg Harrazi in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev called recent contacts between Tatarstan and Iran the beginning of revival of fruitful bilateral cooperation.

Pursuing the state youth policy of the Republic of Tatarstan, with the purposes to increase the role of the youth in society, consolidate generation ties and successions, Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev decreed to announce 2001 the Year of Youth in the Republic of Tatarstan.

On December 13, a museum of great Tatar poet Khasan Tufan was opened in his native land - Old Kiremet village. Celebrations devoted to his 100th anniversary were held in Nurlat the day before, with participation of well-known poets, writers and actors.
Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev attended the opening ceremony.

On December 7, a literary-musical soiree devoted to the 100-th anniversary of Tatar poet Khasan Tufan was held at the Tatar Kamal State Academic Theatre. Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took part in it.