Mintimer Shaimiev holds session of Guardian Council of Regional Foundation “Revival"
19 December 2013, Thursday
On December 19 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev held session of Guardian Council of Regional Foundation of Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments of the Republic of Tatarstan. Results of this year’s activity of the foundation were summed up and next year’s events to be implemented in island town of Sviyazhsk and ancient town of Bolgar were discussed at the session.
Opening the session, Mintimer Shaimiev informed participants about changes in the composition of the Guardian Council. In particular, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov was appointed Deputy Chairman of Guardian Council. Besides, Russian Research Institute for Cultural and Natural Heritage named after Dmitry Likhachev Pavel Yudin and Director of Interregional Scientific and Restoration Art Department of Ministry of Culture of the Russian Federation Andrey Kozlov, State Counsellor of Justice of the 2nd class, Former Prosecutor of Tatarstan Kafil Amirov, Chairman of Spiritual Muslim Board of the Republic of Tatarstan Tatarstan Mufti Kamil hazrat Samigullin became new members of the Council.
Summing up this year’s activity of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev said that the year is finishing with good results.
Tatarstan President's Press Office; IA "Tatar-inform"
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.