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In accordance with major program aimed at upgrading military air forces in the Russian Federation, about two thousand new air complexes, including 985 helicopters will be purchased by 2020.

Russian Minister of defence Sergei Shoigu is on a working trip in Kazan. Upon arrival in the Tatarstan capital Russian Minister of defence accompanied by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials visited the Kazan higher armored command school. Sergei Shoigu inspected barrack rooms, bathrooms, and canteen, where he carefully looked through the menu.

Minister of defence of the Russian Federation Sergei Shoigu arrived in Tatarstan with a one-day working visit. Main purpose of the trip is visit to aircraft and helicopter engineering enterprises, acquaintance with construction of Tu-214 aircraft.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Commander of troops of the Central military district Nikolai Bogdanovsky. The meeting took place at the RT Government House with participation of military Commissar of the Republic of Tatarstan Sergei Pogodin, Secretary of the RT Security Council, first deputy PM Ravil Muratov.

Only joint efforts of all government institutions, local self-government bodies, and public organisations enable struggling against promotion of drug addiction efficiently. Such a statement was made by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at a joint session of Anti-drug commission and territorial department of Federal Drug Control Service.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and ITAR-TASS Director General Sergei Mikhailov discussed prospects of information cooperation. The meeting was held at the RT Government House with participation of Chief of the Republican agency for press and mass communications “Tatmedia” Irek Minnakhmetov, Director General of ANO “Executive office of XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan” Vladimir Leonov.