On 29 January the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in an expanded meeting of the Tatarstan prosecution, where, greeting the meeting participant, the regional Prosecutor Albert Suyargulov informed that on 27 January a delegation from the prosecutor’s office visited St Petersburg to take part in events dedicated to the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad Fascist siege. “The sieged city had a special bond with Tatarstan as enterprises, foster homes and vocational colleges were evacuated from Leningrad to Kazan. Thousands of families and orphans from Leningrad found a new home in Tatarstan.  About 45 thousand out of 100 thousand soldiers from our republic protecting the city of the Neva, died,” he emphasized.

On 29 in his address to the members of the Tatarstan unit of the Dynamo Sports Society, the Head of the Office of Rais of Tatarstan, the Chairman of the Dynamo Sports Society Asgat Safarov congratulated them with the Day of the Establishment of regional Unit of Dynamo.

On 27 January, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov informed that today 87 people awarded with the badge “To the resident of Sieged Leningrad” live in Tatarstan.

On 27 January, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov gave an errand in the Year of the Family to pay special attention to families with many children and of the military taking part in the special military operation. 

On 27 January, speaking at a regional meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that the quick removal of snow is the most important task for today. 

In his congratulation with the 80th anniversary of lifting the Leningrad Fascist siege, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin wrote: “Dear Tatarstan residents and highly esteemed veterans of the WWII! On behalf of the Tatarstan Government I congratulate you with the 80th anniversary of full freeing of Leningrad from the Fascist siege by Soviet troops. 

On January 26, at the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Director General of the Agency of Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva and the Chairman of the VEB.RF State Corporation Igor Shuvalov took part in a working meeting on the results of the session of the strategic business mission and prospects of cooperation of Tatarstan with the Agency of Strategic Initiatives and the VEB.RF State Corporation.

On 26 January at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanbov and the Director General of the Association Svetlana Chupsheva and the Chairman of the state VEB.RF Corporation Igor Shuvalov discussed prospects of cooperation of the republic with the Agency and the Corporation and investments projects to be implemented in Tatarstan with the support from the VEB.RF.

On 26 January the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a resulting session of the strategic business-mission of the Agency of Strategic Initiatives and the state  VEB.RF Development corporation held via videoconference with participation of the Director General of the Association Svetlana Chupsheva and the Director General of the Agency of Economy Transformation and Development Vladislav Onischenko and with all municipalities of the republic in the Government House of the republic.

On 26 January in his congratulation of Customs officers and old stagers with their professional holiday, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said; “On behalf of the Tatarstan Government I congratulate you with the International Customs Officers Day. It is considered that the World customs Organization was born on 26 January 1953 when the first session of the Customs Cooperation Council began its work in Brussels.