On March 26, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting of the Investment Council of Tatarstan in a videoconference mode with all municipal regions of the republic, which considered eights investment projects.

The first project to be considered was the construction of a complex for the production of ammonia and urea from Ammoniy Company, which was presented by Development Director of the Ammoniy Aleksander Osipov.

On 26 March in the Government House of the republic, the Acting Commander-in-Chief of the Central Military District of Russia Dmitriy Glushenko introduced the newly appointed Military Commissar of the republic Yuriy Belyaev to the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

On 25 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the regional Minister of Culture Irada Ayupova, the President of the Academy of Sciences of the republic Rifkat Minnikhanov, the Rector of Kazan State Institute of Culture and Arts Roza Akhmadieva and representatives of a number of cultural and scientific institutions took part in a meeting of the Council on Culture and Arts by the Rais of Tatarstan held in the Government House of the republic.

On 25 March at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Director General of the Wildberries Company Tatyana Bakalchuk discussed issues of further development of cooperation including a possibility of establishing a center where all most in-demand goods will be localized.

On March 23, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin via video conference with all regions of the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic – Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov reported on the state of winter crops, preparations for the sowing campaign and the readiness of the equipment.

On March 23, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin via video conference with all regions of the republic, Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Aleksey Frolov reported on the implementation of construction programmes in Tatarstan.

On 22 Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in an event dedicated to the Day of Housing Services and Utilities Workers held in Kazan where on behalf of the regional Government he congratulated the employees of the sphere with their professional holiday.

On 20 March in the Moscow Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a meeting of Russian President Vladimir Putin with his trusted representatives who supported him during the Russian Presidential Election.

On 19 March, speaking at a meeting of the state commission on traffic safety held in the Government house of the republic with participation of the Head of the Traffic Safety Police of Russian Internal Ministry for Tatarstan Rustem Garipov, the regional Minister of Transport and Road Economy Farit Khanifov and heads of other regional Ministries and Directorates with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, who is also the Head of the Office of the regional Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov stated that the republic attaches great attention to raising the traffic safety by implementing a number of measures for improvement the traffic situation, decreasing accidents rate and their consequences. In addition to replacement of road pavements, specialists are installing road signs and barriers and building sidewalks, mounting new traffic lights and quality road lighting, he informed. 

“Dear friends!

Today we are celebrating the 10th anniversary of a historical event - the signing of an agreement from the 18th March 2012 about the Crimea joining the Russian Federation and establishment of two new entities of our country.

The solemn ceremony in Moscow was preceded by an announcement of a free will of residents of the semi-peninsular – the All-Crimea referendum on 16 March 2014 where residents of the Crimea and Sevastopol made their historical and life-changing choice in favour of their future together with Russia.