Rustam Minnikhanov: Special attention should be given to interethnic relations
29 May 2015, Friday
On May 29, in session of Association of legislative bodies of subjects of Volga federal district in Russian Federation to be held in Kazan Town Hall, Acting President of the republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said to the representatives of regional mass media that special attention should be given to interethnic relations. To the point, Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich took part in the event.
Issues related to interethnic cohesion and corruption control were on the agenda. Rustam Minnikhanov said that regional authorities, including law-making bodies, should pay special attention to interethnic and interreligious relations.
The great work on maintaining interethnic cohesion in Tatarstan republic is carried out by Tatarstan Parliament.
Mikhail Babich, in his turn, emphasized that Association of legislative bodies of subjects of Volga federal district in Russian Federation contribute to solving important problems of the government and it makes possible because the members of the Association are elected by people.
“Being collegial body, the Association has initiated adoption of a number of bills at the federal level. It is very crucial for us how the Association will work, presenting the points of view of voters,” Mikhail Babich summed up.
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“For more than three centuries the prosecutor's office has been the guardian of state and public security as well as constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of our country.
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