On 20 August in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the Deputy General Secretary of the OIC for Humanitarian, Cultural and Social Affairs Tariq Ali Bakheet, who arrived to Kazan to take part in the events of the Kazan Global Youth Summit held on 21-24 August with participation of representatives from more than 40 countries.

On 19 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by the Aid to the Rais Olesya Baltusova, the regional Minister of Culture Irada Ayupova, the First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Aleksey Frolov and the Chairman of Tatarstan State Committee for Tourism Sergey Ivanov, visited a number of sites in the historical center of the City of Yelabuga.

On 19 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a working trip to Naberezhnyye Chelny, and Russian Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov accompanied by the regional Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko, visited the TEMPO State Corporation- one of the largest industrial concerns of Russia comprising several modern industrial enterprises and the Darletto company which manufactures jams and confectionary.

On 19 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov came on a working trip to Naberezhnyye Chelny, where he, accompanied by the regional Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko, the Minister of Economy of the republic Midkhat Shagiakhmetov. The regional Minister of Science and Education Ilsur Khadiullin, the Minister of Labour, employment and Social Protection of the republic Elmira Zaripova, the Mayor of Naberezhnyye Chelny Nail Magdeev and other officials will visit a number of industrial sites and give assessment to capital overhaul of a sports school in Naberezhnyye Chelny.

On August 17, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of the Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of Tatarstan Marat Ayzatullin reported that as of August 17 the housing construction plan has been fulfilled by 82 per cent in the republic with 2m 587thousand square meters of housing already commissioned.

On 17 August, speaking at a meeting held with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic, with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov informed that about 80 tonnes of humanitarian aid to the affected residents of Kursk region was collected in Tatarstan in a week. He said that the aid included food, household chemicals, medicine, clothes, home appliances and construction materials and thanked representatives of business and labour teams who took part in collecting the aid and for their decision to donate money via a charity fund. It is a handsome sum of money and we are grateful to them for their cooperation, he said.

On 15 August at their meeting in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Metropolitan of Kazan and Tatarstan Cyril discussed current work of the Metropolis of the republic preservation and development of Orthodox culture and spiritual and moral values and restoration of religious facilities, in particular the restoration of the complex of the Kazan Virgin Monastery.

On 15 August at his meeting with teaching dynasties of the republic held with participation of the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev and the Chairman of the regional State Council Farit Mukhametshin on the sidelines of the regional August meeting of education and science employees in the settlement of Usady of Laishevo region of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked teachers for their dedicated service to their profession. “Teaching dynasties are the pride of our republic. The teacher is not just a profession, but a real vocation, demanding sincere love of your work. You are passing dedication to the teacher’s work to your children and grandchildren,” he said.

On 15 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a regular regional August meeting of education and science employees, dedicated to the topic “Leadership in education” and held in a multi-profile lyceum Innovatika in the settlement of Usady of Laishevo region of the republic.

On 15 August the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a regional charity action “Help to get ready for school” held before the August Pedagogical meeting in a multi-profile lyceum Innovatika in the settlement of Usady of Laishevo region of the republic.