On March 22, in the Kazan Kremlin, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov handed in state awards to workers of culture and art.
Minnikhanov congratulated the laureates on the upcoming professional holiday - the Day of the Cultural Worker. He emphasized that culture is a fundamental pillar of society, serves to strengthen cohesion, preserve interethnic peace and harmony, and also makes a unique contribution to the upbringing of the younger generation.
On 22 March at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Head of the Volga region Customs Administration Agepsim Ashkalov discussed issues of the Tatarstan Customs business processes and further improvement of Customs procedures and operations.
On 22 March at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Rector of Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education Dmitriy Sychev discussed issues of further interaction in the spheres of medical education and science. They also touched upon important topics of after-university education of medical doctors and life-long professional learning of medical workers.