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On March 7, in the Kazan City hall, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation, UNESCO Special Envoy for intercultural dialogue Mintimer Shaimiev and Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay took part in the plenary session of the All-Russian Congress of UNESCO Chairs held these days in Kazan.
On March 6, Director General of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) Audrey Azoulay, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan, was met by Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation, UNESCO Special Envoy for intercultural dialogue Mintimer Shaimiev at the Kazan International Airport.
On February 13, speaking at a summing up meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov called the venue of the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre, where the meeting was held, an excellent exhibition centre.
State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin and Chairman of the Council of Municipalities of the republic Ekzam Gubaidullin took part in the meeting.
On February 12, during his visit to Innopolis, Russian President Vladimir Putin had a meeting with Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the meeting.
On February 6, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Regional Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on the concept of a multilingual educational complex in Kazan.
On January 14, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, Head of Department of State Protection of Cultural Heritage of Russian Ministry of Culture Roman Rybalo, Head of the Committee Ivan Guschin and other officials took part in a summing up meeting of the regional Committee for the Protection of Cultural Heritage Sites, which considered the work done in the republic on the preservation, use, promotion and state protection of cultural heritage sites in 2018 and set tasks for 2019.
On December 10, a solemn event dedicated to the Day of the Heroes of the Fatherland, celebrated annually on December 9 in Russia, was held at the Kazan City Hall.
"Dear friends!
I these mournful days for our family, we have received hundreds of telegrams of condolences on the death of Sakina Shakirovna from our friends and from people who do not know our family personally - from all over the republic, from many parts of Russia, near and far abroad. We know that many warm memories and sincere words were said about Sakin Shakirovna in the media and social networks. She loved people, tried to do good, and very much appreciated good attitude towards her from Tatarstan citizens.
From the bottom of our hearts, we express our profound gratitude for your attention, sympathy and support.
We wish you all health and well-being. Take care of your family members and close ones.
Mintimer Shaimiev."
On November 14, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Presidential Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District Igor Komarov visited the Cathedral of the Kazan Icon of the Mother of God under reconstruction.
On November 7, in Kazan, in the park near the Musa Jalil Tatar State Academic Opera and Ballet Theatre, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and other officials took part in the solemn unveiling of the first Russian monument to an outstanding ballet dancer, choreographer Rudolf Nuriev.