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On December 1 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited IT-park under construction and JSC KAMAZ in the context of working trip to Naberezhnye Chelny. Head of Republic was accompanied by Mayor of the town Vasil Shaikhraziev, Vice-premier of RT Government- Minister of informatization and communications Nikolay Nikiforov and other officials.

On December 1 Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov visited Institute of informatics of RT Academy of sciences. Head of republican government learnt about current activity of the institute and perspective projects.

On December1 Deputy PM of Tatarstan Republic Zilya Valeeva took part in inauguration of the newly elected President of Kyrgyz Republic Almazbek Atambaev on the Russian delegation. On the occasion of election of Almazbek Atambaev as the President of Kyrgyz Republic Deputy PM of Tatarstan Republic Zilya Valeeva delivered greetings and a gift from the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited complex of buildings of Kazan eparchial department – former religious school (Kazan, K.Marx/Mislavskogo str 9/15). He inspected restoration works being implemented at the object, looked over repaired premises, and assessed quality of works and used building materials.

Tatarstan Presdient Rustam Minnikhanov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of New Zealand to Russia Ian Alexandr Hill. The meeting was held in the Kazan Kremlin with participation of Head of Department for external relations – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, First deputy minister of agriculture and foodstuff Minsagir Nurtdinovand others.

On November 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was on a working trip in Chistopol town. He took part in occupation of a house built for Chistopol residents living in a dilapidated housing, opened new town banya (bathhouse), and looked over the garden park being currently reconstructed.

Enterprises really turning out production with use of nano-technologies were presented at the 3d specialized exhibition “Nano-technologies.Kazan-2011”, and the number of such enterprises should increase, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov stated at an official opening of the exhibition “Nano-technologies.Kazan-2011” and XII international research and practice conference "Nanotechnologies in industry".

An official opening of one more kindergarten “Egoza” located in residential complex “Magellan” was held today in Kazan. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, RT Minister of education and science Albert Gilmutdinov, Commissioner on children rights in RT Guzel Udachina attended the solemn event.

Exhibition of Russian objects from the Preliminary List of World cultural and natural heritage UNESCO opened on November 29 in Paris in Russian cultural centre. Bolgar and Sviyazhsk were presented at the exhibition. The event is organized within the framework of 17th General Assembly of the International council on monuments and sites (ICOMOS) being currently held in the capital of France.

Prospects of cooperation between Tatarstan and BMW company during preparation for World summer Universiade 2013 were discussed today in Kazan at a meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with President of BMW Group in Russia Peter Kronschnabel.