NEWS

The anniversary of 20th Russain folk art festival Karavon will on 26 May take place in the village of Russkoe Nikolskoe in Tatarstan’s Laishev region, said a today’s briefing at the Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers.

Today, a working visit of the official Turkmenistan delegation accompanying President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov starts in Tatarstan. To the point, a trip to Tatarstan is scheduled within working visit of G. Berdymukhamedov to the Russian Federation (May 14-16, 2012,). In the morning, the members of official RT delegation arrived at the international Kazan airport. The guests were received by RT Prime minister Ildar Khaliov, RT minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, RT minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov and others.

Today, President of Republic of Tatarstran Rustam Minnikhanov has taken part in an official ceremony of inauguration of Vladimir Volkov on post of head of Mordovia (Saransk).

A building of International information center, constructed on territory of Universiade Village in Kazan has been viewed today by the representatives of International federation student sports (FISU), headed by the president of FISU Claude – Louis Gallien.

Foundation of an apple garden was laid in the reserve-museum “Island-town Sviyazhsk” today.

A meeting of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Leo Kuznetsov and FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien was held in Kazan at the RT Government House today.

Solemn opening of Spartakiada of employees of RF prosecution bodies was held in Kazan today in the Palace of single combats “Ak Bars”.

Governor of Krasnoyarsk Krai Lev Kuznetsov has arrived in Kazan with a working visit. Head of the region was met by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, first RT Vice-premier Ravil Muratov, and Chief of Executive office Universiade - 2013 Vladimir Leonov at the Kazan international airport.

RT State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev made a working trip to ancient town Bolgar and inspected objects under construction and restoration in the context of the project of the republican fund “Vozrozhdenie” (Revival).