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On April 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working trip to Moscow to take part in a session of Supervisory board of the Agency for strategic initiatives to promote new projects in Novo-Ogarevo.

On April 8, at a briefing on the spring draft campaign at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Tatarstan Military Commissar Major General Sergey Pogodin said that 15 citizens from Tatarstan will be called up for alternative civil service in spring 2014.

On April 7, Tatarstan delegation held its first meeting with the Chairman of Sharjah Chamber of Commerce and Industry Ahmet Mohhamed Al Midfa on the threshold of IV annual investment meeting in Dubai.

On April 5, at a regional video conference held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov at Tatarstan Government House, First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Utilities Services Farit Khanifov reported that 40 municipalities participate in the programme of capital repair of multi-apartment houses in Tatarstan in 2014. This is 793 multi-apartment houses with a total area of 4.8 million square meters to improve living conditions of 202,200 citizens. Alekseevsky, Antinsky, Kaibitsky, Drozhzhanovsky and Cheremshansky districts were not included in the programme.

On April 1 Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Regional Foundation for Revival of Historical and Cultural Monuments Mintimer Shaimiev, Aide to Tatarstan President on social issues, CEO of “Revival” Foundation Tatyana Larionova, Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in France Iskander Yusupov, Head of the Division for culture and development of languages of Tatarstan peoples under Cabinet of Ministers, Executive Secretary for UNESCO affairs Gulshat Nigmatullina, arrived in Paris to take part in a solemn ceremony of awarding the title of UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador to pianist and public figure Denis Matsuev. State Symphonic Orchestra of the Republic of Tatarstan also came to Paris to take part in the concert.

On April 2, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in a video conference on readiness of the regions for spring flood and fire hazardous season, held by Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.