Meeting of Mufti Ravil Gainutdin and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov takes place in Moscow
24 December 2012, Monday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Chairman of the Council of muftis of Russia, mufti sheikh Ravil Gainutdin. The meeting was held in Moscow in residence of the Council of muftis of Russia.
Rustam Minnikhanov saw construction of Moscow Cathedral Mosque and asked about decorative design of the interior. Mufti Ravil Gainutdin told that the interior of Moscow Cathedral Mosque would be designed following traditions of the old building. Patterns of Tatar design are also to be used.
The conversation dedicated to activity of Muslim religious organizations, development of state-confessional relations, on-site support of Tatar Muslim communities was held in a working cabinet later on.
Participants of the meeting arrived at common opinion that education and training of professional staff and a constructive dialogue between authorities and religious organizations were vitally important for harmonious development of the religious sphere.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.