NEWS

On February 25, at an extended session of Tatarstan Presidential Council for inter-ethnic relations at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that it is important to organize work with young people in this sphere. Chairman of Russian Presidential Council for the development of civil society and human rights, Counsellor to Russian President Mikhail Fedotov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin and Deputy Presidential envoy in Volga Federal District Oleg Melnichenko took part in the event.

Presentation of awards of the International festival “Let’s do sports all together” was held at the State Theatre of Film Actor in Moscow. Bronze angel statuettes were handed over to laureates, participants of important events, who committed heroic deeds to protect honour and dignity of people and state using their sports skills, actively promoted sport in different spheres of state and public activity and got most positive review in mass media. The award was handed to the first President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev for preventing escalation of violence in solving problems with Crimean Tatars during annexation of Crimea by Russia.

On February 10, at a session of Tatarstan Security Council “On improving the system of general education in the Republic of Tatarstan” Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that providing quality education throughout the republic is the main task of the system of general education for the short-term. Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, members of Tatarstan Security Council, heads of ministries and agencies, municipalities, universities, took part in the session.

On January 28, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met Board Chairman of OAO "ROSNANO" Anatoly Chubais. Tatrstan Prime Minister participated in the meeting.