New Year address from Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov

On 31 December in his New Year address to the residents of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov wrote: “The New Year is coming. This holiday is loved by everyone and fills hearts with bright hopes and expectations for the better.

Together with the whole country we have decently overcome hardships and external challenges. We worked hard, helped soldiers at the front and took care of their families, developed new social and economic projects and solved the most complicated tasks.

The departing year is notional for large scale really historical events. Many of you will remember the Games of the Future, BRICS countries sports games and the most important international event - the XVI BRICS Summit in Kazan.

Guests from various countries have discovered for themselves Tatarstan as the place where representatives of various ethnicities and confessions live in peace and concord, where preservation of languages, cultures and spiritual and moral values of people living in the republic is the basis for our common development. 

In 2025 we will celebrate the 85th anniversary of the Victory of Soviet people in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945. In year announced as the Year of the Defender of the Fatherland we will continue providing comprehensive help to all veterans and heirs to the victorious generation – participants of the special military operation and their families.

Today thousands of residents of the republic courageously defend Motherland and fight for the future of Russia. And as always we are sure that we will win and are proud of our compatriots!”

In conclusion Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated everyone with the coming New Year 2025 and wished all good health, prosperity, happiness and new achievements.