Mintimer Shaimiev is on a working trip in Greece

State Counselor of the Republic of Tatarstan, Chairman Guardian board of the Republican Fund for revival of historical and cultural monuments Mintimer Shaimiev is on a working trip in the Republic of Greece, province Central Macedonia on March 27-28, 2012.

Main purpose of the trip is visit to archeological museums, acquaintance with historical landscape, traditions and experience in preserving objects of historical heritage and cultural management, study of unique activity of specialists of Central Macedonia on conservation, restoration and museumification of archeological monuments in order to use their experience in restoring old town of Bolgar and island town Sviyazhsk.

The Tatarstan delegation was met by first vice-governor of Central Macedonia Konstantinos Karapanagiotidis, Director of UNESCO Greek department for preserving architectural monuments Avraam Kassiteridis, President of touristic concern “Ambotis” Georgy Kurtidis, Consul-general of Russia in Thessalonika Aleksei Popov in the airport of Thessalonika city, the capital of Macedonia and the second largest city in Greece.

The delegation is going to visit archeological preserve Dion, ancient city Stagira, archeological museums of Vergina city, Roman Agora in Thessalonika, Olynthos on Halkidiki peninsula. A meeting with the governor of Central Macedonia is to be held as well.

Mintimer Shaimiev is accompanied by Aide to RT President on social issues, CEO of the Republican Fund for revival of historical and cultural monuments Tatiana Larionova, Chairman of Russian national committee of world cultural and natural heritage under RF Commission on UNESCO affairs Igor Makovetski, Director general of GUP “Tatinvestgrazhdanproekt” Adel Khusnutdinov, Director of GBU “State historical-architectural and art preserve museum “the Kazan Kremlin”, Director of history institute of K(V)FU Ramil Khairutdinov, Head of Volga branch of UNESCO department on preserving architectural monuments Rafael Valeev.