On 27 December the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Anton Alikhanov, the Minister of Transport of the country Andrey Nikitin, representatives of the manufacturers and suppliers of the aircraft new systems and other officials took part in a festive ceremony held at the Kazan Aircraft Plant after the Tu-214 plane has been issued the certificate of Approval of the main change to its standard design.

On 27 December, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held with all municipalities via videoconference, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that issues of ensuring safety of citizens come to the forefront during celebrations of the New Year and Christmas.

On 26, speaking at his meeting with the Chairman of the AAOIFI Board of Trustees Sheikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa who came to take part in events dedicated to the opening of the AAOIFI representative center in Kazan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that opening of the center is an important event as it will become a backbone hub for the development of partnership financing standard not only in Russia but all across the CIS countries. The center will become a key link in the integration of Islamic financial instruments into the economies of countries and strengthening ties with the  expert community of the Commonwealth, he stated.

On 26 December at their meeting in the Government House of the republic held with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Minister of Industry and Trade of the republic Oleg Korobchenko, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Gennadiy Abramenkov discussed issues of further development of economy of the region and the modernization and development of production capacities of a number of industrial enterprises of the republic.

On 25 December in Moscow the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a meeting of the Russian State Council held by Russian President Vladimir Putin. The main issues was training specialists for economy of the country, and, speaking at the meeting, the Russian President emphasized that this issue is related to literally every region and branch of economy. “Personnel issues are not only comprehensive, they are the main ones today, fundamental for the development of our country,” he said.

On 25 December the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a working trip to Moscow to take part in a meeting of the Russian State Council held by Russian President Vladimir Putin, took several balls from the Christmas Tree in the St George Hall of the Moscow Kremlin held by the traditional charity action “The Christmas Tree of Wishes.”

On 25 December during his working trip to Moscow, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a meeting of the Russian Central Bank held by the Bank Chairperson Elvira Nabiullina with participation of the Chairman of the AAOIFI Board of Trustees Sheikh Ebrahim bin Khalifa Al-Khalifa.

On 24 December the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin visited the Christmas Tree and a fair by the Akiyat puppet theater in Kazan. 

The Biyalay Fair with attractions, catering units and crafts stalls has been opened today and is included into an extensive festive program and will run until January 8. It is one of the main sites for recreation of residents and guests of the city during New Year holidays.

On 24 December at the Tatneft-Arena Ice Palace the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a traditional meeting with participants of the regional Christmas Tree Fest held with kids who distinguished themselves in studies, sports, culture and social activities.

On 24 December the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and the Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva visited the Kazan Zoo “The Zambezi River” which consists of two parts – the historical established in 1806 by Professor Karl Fux and the modern part named the Zambezi River and opened in 2019.