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Reception on behalf of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov dated to the Day of agriculture and processing industry worker took place at Korston hotel & mall.

The Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev participated in the first session of Council of Public television of Russia. The edict about creating the Public television was signed by the Russian President on April 17, 2012.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with experts of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), advisory body of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Mr Visy Zsolt and Mr Gergely Nagy. Tatarstan’s State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin, Aide to the RT President on social issues Tatyana Larionova participated in the meeting.

Experts of the International Council on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), advisory body of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, Mr Visy Zsolt and Mr Gergely Nagy are staying in Tatarstan. They arrived in order to visit the ancient city of Bolgar and island town Sviyazhsk in the context of inclusion of these historical objects in the list of UNESCO World heritage sites.

Tatarstan’s State Counselor, Chairman of the Board of trustees of the Republican Foundation for the Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments Mintimer Shaimiev took part in opening of II International congress of medieval archeology of Eurasian steppes that is being held within the framework of III Bolgar forum “Idel-Altai” - Idel-Altai: origins of Eurasian civilization.

Today, on the Republic Day and the Day of the city, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented state awards named after Gabdulla Tukai to the winners of 2012.