“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.

On March 17, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin attended a concert organized in honor of the Russian presidential elections. The event was organized on the ground in front of the Ak Bars Arena stadium. In total, 51,000 people visited the concert during the holiday programme.

On March 16, the Head of the Office of the Rais of Tatarstan Asgat Safarov voted in the Russian presidential elections.

On March 16, the State Counselor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev came to the polling station in the village of Borovoe Matyushino, Laishevsky region of the republic  and voted in the Russian presidential elections.

On March 16, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin came to the polling station at school 143 on Chetaeva street, 1 and voted in the Russian presidential elections.

On March 16, under the work on organizing the Russian Presidential elections, which are held on March 15-17, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov inspected polling station commissions of subordinate Verkhneuslonsky region of the republic.

On 16 March, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov via video conference with all regions of the republic with the regional prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin taking part in it, the Head of the Fund “The Institute of Development of Tatarstan Cities” Nailya Zinnatullia informed that a number of municipalities have not passed the resulting schedules of work on yard to be done by the “Our Yard” programme in the current year.

On 16 March, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held via video conference with all regions of the republic with the regional prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin taking part in it, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the process of Presidential Elections in Tatarstan goes on according to the plan and in a relaxed atmosphere.

On 16 March, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov via video conference with all regions of the republic with the regional prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin taking part in it, the First Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Aleksey Frolov reported about current state of programmes of housing, public spaces and cultural facilities construction and engineering infrastructure modernization in the republic.

On March 16, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov together with a member of the Supervisory Board of the Innopolis Special Ecomonic Zone Nikolay Nikiforov and the Mayor of Innopolis Ruslan Shagaleev attended the Open Day at the Innopolis School. This annual event, which takes place in the IT city for future students of the educational institution and their parents.