Tatarstan - an example of peaceful co-existence

Each republic of the Russian Federation has its own specifics, the level of economic development and the intellectual opportunities, but all of us aspire for Russia to became a democratic federative state, told President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev in interview to National TV of the United Arab Emirates on June 8. This is a basic uniting moment since the interests of people of different nationalities, different faiths is possible to guarantee only in a democratic federative state.

The question on mutual relations between various religious faiths on territory of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev has answered, that peaceful co-existence of different nationalities and different faiths in the Republic is reasoned by wisdom of the peoples of Tatarstan, their high educational level. Certainly, we would be very glad, if Tatarstan would become an example for other states, noted president of Tatarstan.