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January 19, the session of the Board of the RT Ministry of Forestry was held in Kazan with the participation of the Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan. The system of the management of the forestry and tasks of the branch for the next ten years was discussed at the meeting.

In 2008 "Kazan" International Airport served 751504 passengers or 21.9 percent more than it did in 2007. During the year the passenger traffic on international lines rose by 29.5 percent, on internal lines – by 17 percent.

Russian President Dmitry Medvedev congratulated KAMAZ-Master team on victory in Dakar-2009 rally.

KAMAZ-Master team’s participation in Dakar-2009 rally finished with triumph. Firadus Kabirov’s crew was the first among trucks, Vladimir Chagin came second.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev sent congratulations telegram to «KamAZ-Master» team on behalf of all citizens of Tatarstan and himself personally on triumphant victory in «Dakar-2009» marathon rally-raid.

January 17, Farid Mukhametshin, the Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan - Secretary of the Political Council of Tatarstan Regional Branch of the "United Russia" party made a working visit to Kukmorsky district of Tatarstan. During the visit he inspected several objects and took part in the opening ceremonies of Muslim madrasah and covered skating rink with manufactured ice built up on "United Russia" social project as well as met with leadership and inhabitants of the district.

January 17, Rustam Minnikhanov, the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan made a working visit to Aktanyshsky municipal district of the republic. The Head of the RT Government took part in the opening ceremonies of the new building of Taktalachuk correction boarding school and new shop for KAMAZ tracks utility producing at the "Aktanysh aggregate plant".

On January 16th, the Republic of Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the working meeting on preparing and conducting in Kazan the 27th World Summer Universiade. The meeting took place in the seat of the Russian Federation Government, presided by Igov Shuvalov – First deputy head of the government of the Russian Federation, chairman of the committee.
Mintimer Shaimiev also met with deputy head of the government of the Russian Federation Dmitry Kozak and Chaiman of the Board of Sberbank German Gref.

Delegation of the Eastern Azerbaijan Province (Islamic Republic of Iran) headed by province Governor Ahmad Alireza Beygi visited Kazan State University on January 16.