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On November 8 Tatarstan President, who arrived in Brussels (Belgium) with a working visit, was met by Minister Counsellor of the Russian Embassy in Belgium Yuri Bodrov, Plenipotentiary Representative of the Republic of Tatarstan in the French Republic Iskander Yusupov at the airport.

On November 8 during his working trip to Rostov region Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Taganrog Metallurgical Plant and Beriev Aircraft Company.

On November 8 during the working visit of Tatarstan delegation to Rostov region Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Rostov region Valery Golubev signed Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical, social and cultural cooperation between Tatarstan and Rostov region.

On November 8 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Rostov region Vasily Golubev met with activists of Tatar public organisations of Rostov region.

On November 7 Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly Valentina Matvienko, accompanied by Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin and other officials looked around a number of unique orthodox, historical and architectural monuments of the island town. During a sightseeing tour Valentina Matvienko saw the reconstruction works within the framework of the complex programme “Cultural heritage of Tatarstan: ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.

On November 7 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a session of the Council of Public Television of Russia, which started its broadcasting in May this year, in Moscow.

On November 7 after a field session of the Council on issues of intellectual property, Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly Valentina Matvienko said that once the decision about establishing Ministry of Construction, Architecture, Housing and Municipal Economy was made, there is no need to create a special Ministry responsible for national affairs.

On November 7 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a video conference of Government commission on using information technologies for improvement of quality of life and conditions for doing business held by Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev.