Mintimer Shaimiev meets with delegates of the 2nd International congress of restorers

On September 17, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev met with delegates of the 2nd International congress of restorers that opened in Kazan yesterday.

Before the meeting CEO of the Revival Foundation Tatyana Larionova presented a cultural and historical project “Cultural heritage: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”, and told about monuments which had been restored with the support of the foundation.

Mintimer Shaimiev thanked experts, scientists, and UNESCO representatives for understanding established from the very first days of work on promoting the Tatarstan monuments for inclusion in UNESCO World Heritage List.

Russian Deputy Minister of culture Grigory Pirumov, who took part in the meeting, informed about cooperation of the ministry with international organizations and the history of the International congress of restorers.

ICOMOS President Gustavo Araoz told about methods and principles of work of ICOMOS experts, and stressed that he would render overall support to Russian Ministry of culture, ICOMOS branch in Russia and all republics.