On 21 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a traditional meeting with the Ak Bars team before the beginning of the Gagarin Cup 2026 Continental Hockey League play-off games.

Speaking to players and coaches of the team, the Rais of the republic said: “AkBars hockey team is our pride and hockey has a special meaning in the republic.”

On 21 March, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Head of the Directorate of the Urban Environment Development Programmes of the Fund “The Institute of the Development of Tatarstan Cities” Arina Petrova reported about the implementation of the Our Yard programme in 2026.

On 21 March, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about the implementation of the housing construction programme, provision of housing for special categories of citizens, the progress of signing contracts and beginning of the work on construction of social and cultural facilities, public spaces and modernization of the engineering infrastructure.

On 21 March, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated cultural employees and the staff of Russian National Guard Service with their upcoming professional holidays.

On 25 March Russia celebrates the Day of Cultural Workers and today there about 24 thousand of specialists in this branch in the republic, he informed and said

On 21 March, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that the International Forest Day is celebrated today and informed that more than 2 300 residents of the republic work in this branch today providing daily conservation, protection and restoration of forests.

On 20 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a festive prayer on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr held in the renovated wooden mosque of the Aybash Village in Vysokaya Gora region of the republic. This is one of the main Muslim holidays marking the end of the Lent during the holy month of Ramadan and in the beginning of the prayer the Chairman of the Spiritual Board of Muslims of the republic, the Chief Mufti of Tatarstan Kamil Samigullin read out a congratulation from Russian President Vladimir Putin, who stated that Russian Muslims deeply respect historical and spiritual traditions of their ancestors. “Special words of gratitude are to followers of Islam who  fight shoulder to shoulder with their comrades in arms for the freedom and independence of the Motherland, and provide support to the families and friends of the heroes,” Vladimir Putin wrote. 

On 19 March in his address on the occasion of the Eid al-Fitr holiday and the end of the Holy month of Ramadan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated residents of the republic and compatriots with the holiday and wrote: ”This sacred holiday which marks the triumph of faith, spiritual perfection, mercy and compassion fills the hearts of Muslims with joy and creative energy throughout their lives. During Lent, believers strictly followed the precepts of goodness, performed good deeds, and showed concern for their neighbors. And today, with special zeal, we turn to the Almighty with prayers of thanksgiving, in which we ask for the bestowal of health, well-being, and prosperity for our native republic.

On 19 March, during his working trip to Wuhan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has a meeting with the Secretary of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Chinese Communist Party Mister Wang Zhonglin. 

On 19 March, speaking at a business forum “Tatarstan- Hubei” during his working trip to Wuhan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked its participants for the interest to the republic and said that he is expecting new spheres for cooperation and projects as the result of the forum. “According to the results of last year we can see that trade turnover between Tatarstan and China grew and reached 3.3 billion dollars US,” he informed.

On 19 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who is currently on a working trip to China, laid flowers to the monument of Soviet pilots erected in the Hankow district of the City of Wuhan.