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“The main task, to maintain social stability, set by the Government of Russia and Tatarstan leaders, has been implemented. The adopted anti-crisis programmes have produced tangible results,” reported today Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roustam Minnikhanov to the international conference “Russia and the World: New Decade’s Challenges”, held at the Academy of National Economy under the government of Russia in Moscow.

The main purpose of KAMAZ-Master team at Dakar-2010 marathon rally was success of the team, not victory of one crew. The team head Semyon Yakubov stated it at a press-conference, which took place yesterday at Domodedovo Airport in Moscow upon KAMAZ team arrival from South Africa.

January 21, the meeting of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev and the Chairman of the Union of Composers of the Republic of Tatarstan, a laureate of the Gabdulla Tukai State Prize, people’s artist of Russia and Tatarstan Rashid Kalimullin, was held at the Kazan Kremlin.

RT President Mintimer Shaimiev has signed the Law “On development of small and medium entrepreneurship in the Republic of Tatarstan” today.

Dmitri Medvedev, the President of the Russian Federation, Vladimir Putin, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, Mohammed Hosni Mubarak, the President of Egypt, Abdullah Gul, the President of the Republic of Turkey, and many others sent their greetings to congratulate Mintimer Shaimiev, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, on his birthday.

The voluntary movement department of the 27th World Summer Universoade-2013 executive directorate plans to realize several large-scale projects aimed at teaching English to the population and attracting volunteers.

Leader of PNA Mahmoud Abbas plans to visit Kazan next week. Head of Palestine will come to the Tatarstan capital as part of his official visit to Russia.

Ballet dancers of the Musa Jalil Opera and ballet Theatre have given about 30 performances in Germany, France, Austria and Belgium. Altogether the tour includes 70 performances and will last till January 31 after which the performers will come back to Kazan.

January18, the signing of the agreement between OAO Kazan Electrotechnical Plant and OOO Ines Systems on development and introduction of the automated operation system of industrial process at the plant was held in the RT Ministry of Industry and Trade on January 18.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev met with Matti Anttonen, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Finland to the Russian Federation, at the Kazan Kremlin on January 19.