NEWS
On February 27 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a special session of Tatarstan State Council of the 4th convocation. The address of Tatarstan State Council (Parliament) was accepted at today’s session.
On February 13 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in the 48th session of State Council of the 4th convocation.
On February 12 professor of International institute of cultural heritage management of Brandenburg University of Technology, Cottbus (Germany), UNESCO expert in the sphere of archeological heritage preservation Mrs Britta Rudolff delivered a lecture “Strategic cultural heritage planning and management” at Kazan state university of architecture and engineering. State Counsellor and Chairman of Guardian Council of Regional Foundation of Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments Mintimer Shaimiev, Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, officials and representatives of scientific community took part in the event.
On January 30 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met with Vice President of the Russian Academy of Arts, Rector of the Moscow State Academic Art Institute named after V.I. Surikov, Professor Anatoly Lubavin, who arrive in Kazan to examine students of the Kazan branch of the Moscow State Academic Art Institute, in the Kazan Kremlin.
On January 17 Tatarstan State Counsellor and Chairman of Guardian Council of the Regional Foundation of Revival of Historical and Cultural Mintimer Shaimiev presented 4th volume of the Book of benefactors and letters of gratitude at the Kazan Kremlin.
On January 14 a number of state awards presented to Tatarstan representatives by the Presidential Decree No. 18 dated 14.01.2014 of the Russian President. Tatarstan Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev was awarded with the 4th class Order “For Merit to the Motherland”.
The Olympic Torch Relay ceremony Sochi-2014 finished in Tatarstan near Kazan Arena stadium on December 31. The Olympic cauldron was lit on the stage near Kazan Arena stadium. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in the ceremony.