On 29 August at a ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition for municipalities traditionally held on the eve of celebrations of the Day of the Republic at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov handed in car keys to winners of the competition.

On August 29, on the eve of the games of the Continental Hockey League - Russian Championship in ice hockey among men’s teams of the season 2023/2024, the Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the management, players and coaching staff of the Ak Bars hockey club.  

On 29 August, speaking at a plenary session of the II Kazan Global Youth Summit held in the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Russian Presidential Envoy in the Volga Federal District Igor Komarov, the Chairman of the Russian Movement of children and youth “The Movement of the First” Grigoriy Gurov, the Deputy Head of the Federal Agency on Youth Affairs Damir Fattakhov, the President of the OIC Youth Forum (OIC YF) Taha Ayhan and the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the youth policy is a priority for the development of human capital both in the republic and the whole country.

On August 29, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic, Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov said that on September 1, 2023, Russia will start an experiment on partner financing - Islamic banking, where Tatarstan became one of four pilot regions, where the experiment is being carried out.

On 29 August, speaking at his meeting with official representatives of countries-participants of the Kazan Youth Forum – heads of OIC countries departments in youth affairs in the Kazan City Hall, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “It is a great honor for us to host this large scale international event for the second time. Moreover that it is being held during celebrations of our state holiday of the Day of the Republic.” He underlined that the country attaches great attention to issues of raising children and development of equal opportunities for the youth self-realization as this is the foundation for systemic and sustainable development of Tatarstan and Russia.

On 29 August, speaking at  his meeting with the Director General of ISESCO Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik in the Kazan City Hall held with participation of the Chairman of the Russian Movement of children and youth “The Movement of the First” Grigoriy Gurov, the Deputy Head of the Federal Agency on Youth Affairs Damir Fattakhov and Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleyeva, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan attaches great attention to development of relations with the ISESCO and highly appreciates the personal contribution of Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik  into facilitation and development of relations between the organization and the republic.

On 29 August t their meeting in the Kazan City Hall held with participation of the Chairman of the Russian Movement of children and youth “The Movement of the First” Grigoriy Gurov, the Deputy Head of the Federal Agency on Youth Affairs Damir Fattakhov and Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleyeva, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of the OIC Youth Forum (OIC YF) Taha Ayhan discussed issues of further cooperation and strengthening relations at the youth level. Speaking at the meeting, Rustam Minnkhanov underlined that the youth policy is a priority for development of the human capital both in the republic and in Russia on the whole.

On August 29, at an official ceremony held in the Kazan Kremlin, the Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov handed in state awards of the Russian Federation and Tatarstan.

He stated that the state awards are traditionally handed in on the eve of the Day of the Republic.

“I want to thank each of you for your worthy service to the Fatherland, dedication and creative work. You all deserve recognition for your hard work and talent,” Minnikhanov said.

On 29 August at their meeting in the Ceremonial Hall of the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev, who is also the Chairman of the Guardian Council of the regional Revival Fund and the UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador in inter-cultural dialogue, and the Director General of the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) Salim bin Mohammed Al-Malik discussed issues of developing cooperation between the republic and ISESCO.

On August 29, the Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov together with the Chairman of the State Council of the republic Farid Mikhametshin visited the exhibition of recreated traditional clothes «Kazan Volga Region: Images of Folk Culture» in the Kazan Kremlin Chambers.