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The agreement on basics of interaction in preparation and holding of Universiade -2013 in Kazan between Republic of Tatarstan and Federal service on supervision in sphere of communication and info technologies has been fixed today in a capital of the republic. The signatures in a document were put by chief of Roskomnadzor Sergei Sitnikov and President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. In a meeting held in RT House of Government took part RT Premier Ildar Khalikov, RT vice premier-minister of info and communication Nikolai Nikiforov, chief of republican agency on press and mass media Marat Muratov.

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has made a working trip to the Primorsky Krai. In Vladivostok, the head of Tatarstan met with Primorye Governor Sergei Darkin, saw constructing objects of APEC-2012 summit and met with the Tatar Diaspora.

Several new houses were commissioned in the island town of Sviyazhsk, Tatarstan on May 15.Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Construction, Architecture and Housing Minister Irek Faizullin, Executive Director of the Tatarstan Presidential State Housing Foundation Talgat Abdullin and other officials congratulated new settlers on the occasion.

Agreement between JSC “TAIF”, RT Ministry of culture and republican fund “Revival” (republican fund of revival of historical and cultural monuments) was signed on island-town Sviyazhsk within the framework of opening Complex of government buildings in Sviyazhsk after reconstruction and restoration.

«Important changes occurring today in island – town Sviyazhsk are noticeable for everybody, we are witnesses how the island is being transformed», - RT President Rustam Minnikhanov said today participating in opening tourist season in island –town Sviyazhsk .

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with the management of Roland Berger Strategy Consultants on May 13. The company was represented by Uwe Kumm, Managing Partner for Russia, CIS and Baltics, the head of the Moscow office.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with head of the Kuibyshev Railways – the branch of OAO Russian Railways Sergei Kobzev on May 13. The meeting was held at the Tatarstan House of Government. Sergei Kobzed came to Tatarstan on a one-day working visit.

Corporate university of “Sberbank” will be created on the basis of Kazan Federal University. The relevant agreement was signed in House of RT government by President of Sberbank German Gref and rector of Kazan Federal University Ilshat Gafurov in presence of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.

May 12, Ilgiz Gilazov was officially introduced as Chairman of the Tatarstan Supreme Court to the court staff.Chairman of the Russian Supreme Court Vyacheslav Lebedev, Tatarstan president Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, Gilazov’s predecessor Gennady Baranov, chairmen of republican courts were present at the ceremony.