On July 9 Tatarstan State Counsellor, Senior Advisor to President of the International Chess Federation (FIDE) Mintimer Shaimiev and President of the International University Sports Federation Claude-Louis Gallien took part in the opening ceremony of chess competitions held within the framework of 27th World Summer Students Games.

At their meeting in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Swarco AG President, Board Chairman Manfred Swarovski and Vice-President, member of the Board Aleksandr Swarovski discussed cooperation under the project of Adaptive traffic control system.

On July 9 at a teleconference on harvest season held by Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that according to the latest forecast grain harvest in Tatarstan would make 2.5 mln tonnes in 2013.

On July 7 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and President of the International Fencing Federation Alisher Usmanov visited indoor manege of Kazan equestrian sports complex to see fencing competitions held within the 27th World Summer Universiade.

On July 7 at their meeting in Kazan President of the International Association of Athletics Federations IAAF Lamine Diack, President of Russian Track and Field Athletics Federation Valentin Balakhnichev, and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed prospects of participation of Tatarstan athletes in the forthcoming World Championship in Athletics to be held in Moscow in August 2013.