On November 27, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Aide to Russian President Igor Levitin, 12-time world champion, international grand master, honoured master of sport of the USSR Anatoly Karpov, President of FIDE Kirsan Ilyumzhinov, and President of Russian chess federation Andrey Filatov took part in opening of superfinal of the 67th Russian chess men’s championship and 64th Russian chess women’s championship. The competitions will be held on November 27 – December 8 at Khazine gallery, the Kazan Kremlin.

On November 27, Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, deputies of the State Duma, members of Tatarstan Government, and heads of Tatarstan major enterprises took part in the presentation of the Republic of Tatarstan for ambassadors of foreign states accredited at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Today, on November 26, Governor of Kamchatka Territory Vladimir Ilyukhin and Chairman of the Legislative Assembly Valery Raenko arrived in Kazan on a working visit. Chairman of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan Farid Mukhametshin accompanied the delegation during the visit.

On November 26, a number of projects important for Tatarstan economy were considered at a board session of “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” ( a coordination and expert centre, working in a wide range of business lines of Gas & Petrochemical Complex, Kazan) held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

On November 26, at his meeting with delegation of West Sumatra led by the Governor Irwan Prayitno at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Indonesia is one of the biggest trade partners of the Russian Federation among ASEAN countries. He also noted that Tatarstan is one of the most developed regions in Russia, and the republic is interested in developing relations with Indonesia and its provinces.