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Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was today on a working trip in Agryz municipal region. Head of RT visited several objects and met with local activists. In particular, Rustam Minnikhanov visited two new houses built by the program on resettling residents from dilapidated housing and the program on providing housing for veterans of Great Patriotic War. The President talked to new residents wishing them to live in new flats for a long time.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Director-general of UNESCO on social sciences and humanities Pilar Alvarez-Lazo. The meeting took place in RT Government House with participation of Deputy PM, Chairman of RT Commission on UNESCO affairs Zilya Valeeva, Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov, Aide to RT President on social issues, CEO of the Republican Fund of historical and cultural monuments Tatyana Larionova.

Tatarstan Republic may become the region to assist Juniper Networks in entering the Russian market, RT President Rustam Minnikhanov stated at a meeting with the founder, technical director and Deputy chairman of Juniper Networks board Pradeep Sindhu.

Agreement on developing partnership between Kazan city (Tatarstan Republic) and Tlemcen city (People's Democratic Republic of Algeria) was signed today in Tatarstan Government House. Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Mayor of Tlemcen Abdenbi Senusi-Bereksi signed the documents.

Tatarstan delegation led by State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev is on a working trip in Italy on November 20-21. Mintimer Shaimiev has met with Counsellor of the Italian President on cultural heritage Luis Godart, Director-general of the Department for development of the Italian Ministry of foreign affairs Mauricio Melanie, President of Salerno province Edmondo Chirielli, Director-general of the International Centre for the Study and the Preservation and Restoration of Cultural Property (ICCROM) Munir Bushenaki.

III convention of RT entrepreneurs opened today in the first exhibition hall of “Kazanskaya Yarmarka”. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov, chiefs of republican ministries and departments, and about 1000 businessmen took part in the event.

Development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship is one of the most perspective areas of economic growth in Kazan. Such statement was made by the President of Tatasrtan Rustam Minnikhanov at a meeting with republican activists.

On November 20 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and his spouse visited a performance of the Theatre of nations “Stories by Shukshin”. The guest performance took place in G.Kamal theatre in the context of official program of the VI international festival of modern art “Territory”.