On June 15, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met Chairman of Muslim Spiritual Board of the Republic of Crimea Emirali Ablayev at the Kazan Kremlin.
The Crimean delegation arrived in Tatarstan on June 12 and took part in the 6th All-Russia forum of religious figures. Yesterday the guests visited Bolgar historical and archeological complex and the traditional holiday of Russian Muslims “Izge Bolgar zhyeny”.
Emirali Ablayev shared his impressions about Kazan, forum of religious figures, “Izge Bolgar zhyeny” holiday, and historical monuments of Bolgar. He noted the great importance of Bolgar for Muslim ummah as the place of volunteer adoption of Islam on the state level.
Shaimiev told the guest about work of the Revival Foundation in Bolgar and Sviyazhsk.
Mintimer Shaimiev and Emirali Ablayev discussed the role of Islamic factor in the world and problems of Islam development in Russia. They noted the need for cooperation between Muslim Spiritual boards of Tatarstan and Crimea.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
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.