Mintimer Shaimiev meets with Chairman of Moscow city Duma Vladimir Platonov
25 July 2014, Friday
On July 25, during his meeting with Chairman of Moscow city Duma Vladimir Platonov, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of trustees of “Revival” Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev presented a cultural-historical project of federal significance “Cultural heritage: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.
He told about works that were done for four years focusing on objects reconstructed under the auspices of “Revival foundation”. Vladimir Platonov shared his impressions after the excursion around the Kazan Kremlin.
Problems of preservation of cultural and historical heritage and development of local self-government in the country were discussed at the meeting with the participation of Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin.
Vladimir Platonov will visit the Marriage Registration Palace, Aquatics Palace, “Kazan Arena” stadium, Kazan IT park, and the island town of Sviyazhsk”.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .