On February 20, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, members of the regional Government and invited guests took part in the 35th meeting of Tatarstan State Council of the fifth convocation.
On January 25, during his working visit to Kazan (the Republic of Tatarstan), Russian President Vladimir Putin with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is in hospital because of illness.
On January 20, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev received congratulations on his birthday.
On December 11, at the Kazan City Hall, Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Kuznetsov, Aide to Tatarstan President Leila Fazleeva and other officials of the republic took part in a solemn event dedicated to the Day of Heroes of the Motherland, which is annually celebrated in Russia on December, 9.
On November 24, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on the implementation of the Cultural Heritage of Tatarstan: Island Town of Sviyazhsk and Ancient Town of Bolgar project.
On November 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Alexey Pesoshin, Government members and invited guests took part in the 33rd meeting of the regional State Council of the fifth convocation.
On November 7, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev had a meeting with Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kazan Askhat Nuskabay.
On October 28, at the Korston Entertainment Complex, Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky, State Counsellor of the republic, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Reginal Foundation, UNESCO Special Envoy for Intercultural Dialogue Mintimer Shaimiev, Executive Secretary of Russian Federation Commission for UNESCO Affairs Grigory Ordzhonikidze, Deputy Chairman of the regional State Council, Executive Director of the Revival Regional Foundation Tatiana Larionova, Minister of Culture of the republic Airat Sibagatullin, President of Russia's ICOMOS National Committee (ICOMOS Russia) Alexander Kudryavtsev, heads of regional state agencies for the protection of cultural heritage, representatives of World Heritage sites, National Commissions for UNESCO Affairs, expert communities of Russian regions and CIS countries took part in the All-Russian Conference “Russia in the world culture and natural heritage”.
On October 27, at the Saydashev State Big Concert Hall in Kazan, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and Chairman of the regional State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Prime Minister of the republic took part in a solemn event dedicated to the 25th anniversary of the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan.
On October 12, at the Kazan Kremlin, State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev held a meeting on topical issues of activity of the “Revival” Regional Foundation. The meeting discussed the need for timely completion of works according to the plan of the current year. Also, it was noted that some parties involved in the development of “Silk way” transnational nomination should intensify their efforts and some scientific organizations are ready to take part in the project.