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 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.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.