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On May 9, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, representatives of regional ministries and agencies took part in the Parade dedicated to the 71st anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War. The main stages of life of the Tatar poet, Hero of Soviet Union Musa Dzhalil were shown during the Parade.
On May 4, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Vasil Shaikhraziev, CEO of the Revival Foundation, Deputy Chairman of State Council Tatyana Larionova, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin and other officials laid flowers to the commemorative token the “Kazan perimeter” in Bolgar in honour of the 71st anniversary of Victory in Great Patriotic War.
On April 27, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in opening of a new literature and sculpture park in Novy Kyrlay village, Tatarstan. The park was created on the initiative of a deputy of State Council Lutfulla Shafigullin.
On April 25, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a general meeting of Russian Commission for UNESCO affairs at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
On April 12, Tatarstan first President and State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is on leave in Karlovy Vary, laid flowers to the monument to the first cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin installed in front of the city airport. In 1966, Yuri Gagarin spent his vacation at a resort in Karlovy Vary.
On March 23, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev chaired a meeting on holding UNESCO International conference in Kazan in autumn 2016.
On March 22, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev visited Innopolis in Verkhneuslonsky region of the Republic of Tatarstan. Innopolis, the first city in the modern history of Russia opened last year in June. It consists of the economic zone, Univeristy, sports complex, residential area, and provides wide opportunites for education and professional development.
On March 9, Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev visited the exhibition of a sculptor and painter, member of the Russian Union of artists Rustam Gabbasov at Khazine national gallery.
On February 28, State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev met Naina Yeltsina, who arrived to the awarding ceremony of the winners of ITF tennis tournament “Yeltsin Cup”. The international competitions started at Kazan Tennis Academy on February 20.
On February 19, at the Hermitage-Kazan Center Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev, Director of State Hermitage Museum Mikhail Piotrovsky, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Iraq to Russia Shafiq Muhsin Ismail, Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of the Muslims of Russia, Chairman of the Council of Muftis of Russia Ravil Gainutdin, Chairman of the Spiritual Directorate of Muslims of the republic Kamil Samigullin, Minister of Culture of the republic Aiat Sibagatullin and other officials took part in the opening of a unique exhibition "Ibn Fadlan’s journey: Volga route from Baghdad to Bulgar”.