Farid Mukhametshin presented state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan

On November 24 Tatarstan Parliament Speaker Farid Mukhametshin presented state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan to the representatives of education sphere, health care, public administration, science and culture, engineering, agriculture and other industries. The solemn ceremony was held in the Cannon yard of the Kazan Kremlin

Farid Mukhametshin said that this year has been special for the Tatarstan: for the first time in many years citizens of Tatarstan participated in the direct presidential elections giving over 94% of the votes to the current President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. He warmly thanked the awardees for their great contribution to the development of the republic.

Farid Mukhametshin presented highest awards to over 50 citizens of Tatarstan.