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A solemn reception dated to Mother’s Day was held at the Kazan Kremlin today. The State Counselor, Chairman of Guardian Council of the Republican foundation for historical and cultural monuments Mintimer Shaimiev honoured mothers of participants of the project “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: old city of Bolgar and the island town of Sviyazhsk”.

Tatarstan’s State Counselor and Chairman of the Board of guardians of the Republican Foundation “Vozrozhdenie” (“Renaissance”) Mintimer Shaimiev, first Vice-governor of the Central Macedonia (Greece) Mr Kostas Karapanagiotidis, chief of the UNESCO Greece department for preservation of architectural monuments Mr Avraam Kassiteridis, Director-General of ICCROM Mr Stefano De Caro and special adviser of Director General of the United Nations Organisation on issues of education, science and culture Mr Munir Bushenaki have visited historical monuments of the island town of Sviyazhsk.

Tatarstan’s State Counselor, Chairman of Board of trustees of the Republican Foundation for historical and cultural monuments revival Mintimer Shaimiev opened IV International Bolgar Forum in Varna (Bulgaria). More than 100 scientists from different countries gathered at the International House of Scientists “Frederic Joliot Curie” to discuss problems of ancient history of peoples whose origins are closely connected with the history of Great Bulgaria. The atlas “Bulgarica. Time and space of Bolgar civilization” was also presented within the framework of forum.