On April 29, in the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed out state awards of the Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan to outstanding figures of science, culture, production and industry.

On April 28, State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, who came back to Kazan after he was awarded the gold star of the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation, was honoured at Kazan airport.

On April 28, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited REP holding in Saint Petersburg.

JSC “REP Holding” is a leading Russian power engineering holding, designer, manufacturer, and supplier of the new generation power equipment. It develops, manufactures and package-supplies power-generating and electrical equipment for the gas, oil, metallurgy, chemical, power and integrated power grid.

On April 28, during his short working trip to St. Petersburg, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Engineering Centre “Centre of Computer-Aided Engineering” of Peter the Great Saint Petersburg Polytechnic University (SPbPU). 

On April 28, in a ceremony in the Moscow Kremlin, Russian President Vladimir Putin presented gold medals of the Hero of Labour of the Russian Federation to five Russian citizens for their outstanding achievements in state and public work, among whom is the First President of the Republic of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic, Chairman of Board of Trustees of the Revival Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev.

On April 28, during his working trip to Saint Petersburg, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Klimov Enterprise, one of the leading Russian developers of gas turbine engines.

On April 28, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived on a short working trip in Saint Petersburg, was met by Vice Governor of Saint Petersburg Sergey Movchan, Rector of Saint-Petersburg Polytechnic University and other officials at the Pulkovo International Airport.

On April 27, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn opening of the exhibition “Genius of the century” from the collection of the State Tretyakov Gallery at the "Hermitage-Kazan" Center at the Kazan Kremlin. The unique project was implemented with the president’s support.

On April 27, at his meeting with the Mayor of Riga Nils Ušakovs, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his gratitude for assistance in organization of the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to Riga last year.

On April 27, speaking at a regular board meeting of Tatneftekhiminvest-holding chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Government House of the republic, Director General of the holding company Rafinat Yarullin reported that enterprises of the oil, gas and petrochemical complex of Tatarstan shipped products for the amount of 304 billion roubles in the first quarter of 2017. The production of rubber and plastic products grew by 7.1 per cent and chemical products - by 6.7 per cent, oil production increased by 3.1 per cent. At the same time, the output of oil products decreased by 7.3 per cent, he continued to report.