On December 9, at a solemn event dedicated to the Heroes of the Motherland Day at Musa Dzhalil Tatar State Academic Theatre in Kazan, Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated Heroes of Russia and the Soviet Union and Heroes of socialist labour on the important date.
On December 9, Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a meeting dedicated to the Heroes of the Motherland Day and laid flowers to Eternal Flame in the Victory Park in Kazan.
On December 9, Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, who arrived on working trip in Kazan, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials. Mikhail Babich will take part in a solemn event dedicated to the Heroes of the Fatherland Day at M.Dzhalil Tatar State Opera and Ballet theatre.
On December 8, during his working trip to Qatar Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Education City, which is an initiative of the Qatar Foundation for Education, Science and Community Development.
On December 8, during his working visit to Doha (Qatar) Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Qatar's Minister of State for Interior Affairs Sheikh Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani.
On December 8, Tatarstan delegation headed by President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a roundtable with businessmen of Tatarstan and Qatar in Doha, where perspective areas of mutually beneficial cooperation were discussed.
On December 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited museum of Islamic art in Doha, Qatar.The museum was built upon the project of a famous architect Ieoh Ming Pei in 2008 and occupies the area of 45,000 square meters. The collection of Islamic art includes manuscripts, textiles, carpets, ceramics, arms and armour, and household objects. A lot of artifacts were brought from Egypt, Iran, Iraq, Turkey, India and Central Asia.
On December 8, at Entertainment Complex Piramida in Kazan, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in a solemn awarding ceremony of the winners of regional contests “ECOleader-2015” and “Man and nature” that are held by the Ministry of ecology of the republic every year.
On December 8, during his official visit to Doha, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Emir of Qatar Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani to discuss development of trade-economic and investment cooperation between Tatarstan and Qatar.
On December 8, at a briefing at the Cabinet of Ministers, Head of the Federal bailiff service in Tatarstan Radik Ilyasov informed that malicious non-payers will be denied the right to drive.