On March 1, at his residency at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a working meeting with Head of Administration of Turkmenistan President and Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetniyaz Nurmammedov.
On March 1, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended a lesson of ecology, which was held in Gymnasium No. 3 in Kazan as part of regional action "Ecology Lesson".
On March 1, Chairman of State Duma of the Russian Federation Vyacheslav Volodin sent a telegram of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary.
On March 1, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a telephone conversation with President of Kyrgyzstan Almazbek Atambayev.
On March 1, Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci congratulated Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th anniversary.
On March 1, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a telephone conversation with President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov.
On March 1, Patriarch of Moscow and All Russia Kirill congratulated President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th anniversary:
"Dear Rustam Nurgalievich! From the bottom of my heart I congratulate you on your 60th birthday.
You have come a challenging way from an engineer to the President of Tatarstan. I am pleased to emphasize that under your leadership this important region of our country, where representatives of different nationalities and religious beliefs live in peace, is being developed in socio-economic and cultural terms.
I would like to thank you for your attention to the life and activity of the Tatarstan archdiocese, its socially significant projects and initiatives, as well as for the assistance that you provide to the Kazan Theological Seminary, churches and monasteries of the Russian Orthodox Church.
I am convinced that fruitful cooperation between dioceses of Tatarstan archdiocese and the government of the republic will continue to promote the spiritual, moral and patriotic education of people, preserve historical and cultural heritage of Russia, edify peace and civil accord.
In recognition of your merits and in connection with your 60th anniversary I suppose that you deserve to be awarded with the Order of Glory and Honour (second class).
I wish you strength, courage and success in your work for the benefit of all the residents of Tatarstan."
On March 1, President of Azerbaijan sent a telegram of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
On March 1, at the square in front of State Council of Tatarstan in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed in keys from new school buses to heads of municipal regions of the republic.
On March 1, Director of the State Hermitage Museum sent a telegram of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary.