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President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met the head of state at the airport.

(Kazan, June 24, Tatar-inform, Alia Sabirova). President of Russia Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Kazan. the president’s airplane a few minutes ago landed in the Kazan international airport.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, President of Russia Plenipotentiary Envoy to the Volga Federal District Grigory Rapota, State Council chairman Farid Mukhametshin, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and other officials met him at the airport.

Today a delegation of Republic Armenia headed by President of Armenia Sege Sargsyan has arrived in Kazan. It was met at the Kazan international airport by RT President R.N. Minnikhanov, Rt State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, RT Prime minister Ildar Khalikov.

The main purpose of the working visit by Serge Sagsyan to Kazan is participation in tripartite meeting of heads of Russia, Armenia and Azerbaijan which is to take place in the Kazan Kremlin.

President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliev staying with a working visit in Kazan has attended today in capital of Tatarstan number of objects. President of Tatarstan presented him achievements of Tatarstan in the sphere of industry, sports and IT.

The delegation of Azerbaijan which besides Ilham Aliev includes Minister of foreign affaires Elmar Mamedyarov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Azerbaijan to the Russian Federation Polad Byul-Byul ogly visited Kazan helicopters plants, Universiade Village, IT –park.

Today there are 288 family farms in Tatarstan, 311 family farms are in stage of construction. This was reported at the meeting in RT House of Government by vice minister of agriculture and foodstuffs Minsagir Nurtdinov.

Meeting on issues of implementing program of major repairing of multi-apartment houses, construction and major repair of preschool educational institutions in RT was held today by rt president R.N. Minnikhanov.

The meeting was held in video conference format with switching all RT municipal regions. RT Premiere I. Sh. Khalijkov also took part in a measure.

Today a delegation of Azerbaijan headed by Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliev has arrived in Kazan.

Ilham Aliev was met at the Kazan International airport by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials.

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stays with a working visit in Rostov region where he takes part in a session of V congress of All-Russia public organization «Russian agrarian movement» (Rostov-on- Don ).

The main purposes and tasks of «Russian agrarian movement» – creation of high efficient agrarian –industrial complex, maintenance of country’s foodstuff security, protection of interests of home commodity producers , facilitation of sustainable, social-economic development of rural territories and revival of a Russian village.

Zinatulla Bilyaletdinov has been determined by Russian Federation leadership to head National hockey team. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov informed of this during JSC Tatneft Board of directors session in Almetievsk.

Rustam Minnikhanov spoke out common wish of Tatarstaners and hockey fans for Zinatulla Bilyaletdinov that this raising be lucky for him.

Your achievements are not by accident, he said, addressing Zinatulla Bilyaletdinov, this is first of all a serious work, your work and work of all your team .

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov appreciated the activity of JSC “Tatneft” by results of work in 2010. Speaking at the annual meeting of the company’s shareholders in Almetievsk he noted that last year was a difficult one for republican economy. Still quite good results were archived. Gross regional product of republic made 1 trillion roubles, volume of industrial production – more than a trillion, - 8,2 % more than last year. Oil industry played a great role in republican economy, 27 % of added value and 30 % of total income tax revenue to RT budget is the share of JSC “Tatneft”.

Directors board of JSC “Tatneft” comprised of 15 people has been elected today at a meeting of company’s shareholders that took place in Almetievsk. The membership did not change. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov has become a member of the board by right of the “golden action”.