On January 21, at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated KAMAZ-Master team on their victory in two international rally raids - Dakar-2017 and Africa Eco Race-2017. 

On January 21, speaking at a regional video-conference held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing and Utilities of republic Irek Faizullin reported that since the beginning of the year the State Construction Supervision and State Labour Inspectorate have conducted 17 inspections in the sphere of labour safety in construction industry and issued 2 decrees for the sum of 64,000 roubles. 

On January 20, at Piramida Entertainment Complex in Kazan, a concert dedicated to the 80th anniversary of the First President of the Republic of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev was held.

On January 20, during his visit to Kazan, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu visited production facilities of the Gorbunov Kazan Aviation Factory – branch of Tupolev PJSC. 

On January 20, Russian Defence Minister Sergei Shoigu, who arrived in Tatarstan, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at Kazan international airport.

On January 20, President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan congratulated State Counsellor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev on his 80th anniversary.

On January 20, President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdimuhamedov congratulated State Counsellor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev on his 80th anniversary.

On January 20, Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev congratulated State Counsellor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev on his 80th anniversary.

On January 19, Gazprom Board Chairman Alexey Miller congratulated State Counsellor of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev on his 80th anniversary.

On January 19, during the World Economic Forum in Davos, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in Sberbank business breakfast 'Riding the wave: Leadership in the age of technological revolution' moderated by Sberbank Board Chairman German Gref.