On July 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Transneft President Nikolay Tokarev, Director General of the North West Oil Trunk Pipelines, JSC (SZMN) Rifgat Khakimov took part in solemn opening of the II Summer Sports Competitions of Transneft subsidiaries in Universiade Village, Kazan.

On July 25, First Deputy Chairman of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, rector of the Russian Presidential Academy of National Economy and Public Administration Vladimir Mau, and participants of the international educational forum “Summer campus of the Presidential Academy” discussed problems of modern education, development of Russian economy, and ways of economic crisis recovery.

On July 25, at a Board session of OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” Oil Company chaired by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the company’s Director General Rafinat Yarullin said that working out of the Programme of Tatarstan oil, gas and chemical sector development for 2015-2019 is nearly finished.

On July 25, during his meeting with Chairman of Moscow city Duma Vladimir Platonov, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of trustees of “Revival” Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev presented a cultural-historical project of federal significance “Cultural heritage: the ancient town of Bolgar and island town of Sviyazhsk”.

On July 25, upon his arrival on a working visit in Kazan, First Vice-Premier of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials.