On 14 January, speaking at his meeting with the Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Cyril, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that such meetings have become traditional and take place during celebrations of Orthodox Christmas and congratulated Orthodox Christians of the republic with this happy holiday.
On 14 January at their meeting in Kazan the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Head of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia, the Chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Moscow and the Central region Albir Krganov, held with participation of the Mufti of the republic Kamil Samigullin, discussed issues of interaction in the sphere of strengthening interethnic and inter-religious concord and the development of the Islamic education.
On 14 January in the Kazan Kremlin the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov , the Chairman of the State Council of the republic Farid Mukhametsin, who is the President of the regional Federation of Volleyball and the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, who is the Chairman of the Dynamo Fitness and Sports Society, took part in an event of commending the female volleyball club Dynamo Ak-Bars, who won the Russia volleyball Cup in 2024.
On 14 January the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the People’s Artist of the republic, Honoured Artist of Russia and the Artistic Director of the Salavat Song Theatre Salavat Fatkhutdinov who celebrated his 65th birthday on 10 December.