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Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev thinks that all talks of allegedly language separatism in connection with transfer from Cyrillic to Latin are baseless and speculative. In his interview with the Interfax M.Shaimiev said that this issue was over-politicized and called amendments to the Law ”On languages of the RF peoples” adopted by the State Duma and prohibiting transfer from Cyrillic “legally inadequate”.

Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimiev considers that Chechnya needs a leader who would have an unconditional authority with the republican population. At the same time the President underlines that the leader must have a position clear both for the population and for the federal center.

Ten years have passed from the date of adoption of the Constitution of the Republic of Tatarstan. These years have incorporated the whole epoch, which is extremely important for the multinational people of Tatarstan. We passed the years of ordeals with dignity, avoiding serious conflicts in society, and laid solid legal bases for well-being and prosperity of our republic in the future.

On March 25, 2002 President of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev presented a lecture at the Swedish Institute of International Affairs.

Main directions of the Message of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan to the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Problems and prospects for development of the regions-federal center relations, the course of party formation in the RF, the place and role of Russia in anti-terror coalition - these and other questions were raised during the interview of Tatarstan President M.Shaimiev with "Nezavisimaya Gazeta".

On the eve of August 30, President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev gave press conference devoted to the 11-th anniversary of the Declaration of State Sovereignty of the Republic of Tatarstan.

Welcome speech by President of Republic Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev to participants of the international conference "Great Volga way" August, 6, 2001.

Tatarstan was one of Russia's first regions to start the transition to European standard.
As Tatarstan President Mintimer Shaimev told Interfax, this transition will cover all essential spheres - from state system to economy.

Opening the international conference "Islamic culture in the Volga-Ural region" RT President Mintimer Shaimiev spoke on problems of Islam development in Russia