NEWS

Election campaign of deputies to RF State Duma of Federal Assembly of VI convocation was characterized by high activity of all participants. Such statement was made today by Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin on a press conference on issues of election results.

A press conference on results of election campaign of deputies to RF State Duma of Federal Assembly of VI convocation will be held in RT Government House on December 5.

On December 4 State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in elections of State Duma deputies of the 6th convocation. He came to the voting precinct №56 located in Kazan military school with his wife Sakina hanum.

“We hope to form a strong deputy corps in RF State Duma”, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov stated after voting on the precinct №41 (Kazan, Karl Marx, 10).

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in opening of Apanaev mosque in Kazan after restoration works. Apanaev mosque is an early stone Muslim building and an architectural monument of federal significance located in Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda (Kazan, Tatarstan). Construction of the mosque started in 1768 for the funds of a merchant Yakub bin Sultangaly on the basis of personal written statement of the Empress Catherine II. It was named after Apanaev merchants who lived in mahal and maintained the mosque.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Kazan synagogue (Profsoyusnaya str,15) on December 2. Chief rabbi of Tatarstan Itskhak Goredik told about the history of synagogue and Jewish religious community. Rustam Minnikhanov and his party looked over the history museum of Kazan Jewish community and hall of worship.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov highlighted the importance of social mortgage program on housing construction for Republic. At a weekly video conference meeting Head of Tatarstan expressed gratitude to republican enterprises for formation of the program budget.

Plans on developing park areas and squares should be prepared during the first quarter 2012 in all republican municipalities. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov gave such assignment to heads of municipalities at a weekly video conference meeting.

“Work in Aktanysh region is arranged, the region is developing”, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov stated at a meeting with local activists in the House of culture of Aktanysh region.

Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov met with chief psychiatrist of RF Ministry of healthcare and social development Zurab Kekelidze. The meeting was held in RT Government Hosue with participation of RT Minister of health care Airat Farrakhov, Head of division of RT Cabinet staff on issues of health care, sport and healthy way of life Boris Mendelevich.