“Developed industry, educational and research base, traditions of aircraft engineering make aviation industry an important part of the Tatarstan economy,” the RT President Rustam Minnikhanov stated at VI International specialized exhibition "Aerospace technologies, modern materials and equipment. Kazan-2012". The exhibition has opened at the exhibition center “Kazanskaya yarmarka”.

In accordance with the Edict of the Tatarstan President, Marat Yasharovich was dismissed from his position as Chief of the Republican agency for press and mass communications “Tatmedia” and was assigned First Deputy Chief of the Tatarstan Presidential Executive Office.
In accordance with the Edict of the Tatarstan President, Gatin Marat Ilshatovich was dismissed from his position as Chief of the RT Presidential Department for interaction with religious associations in connection with transfer to another job.

In accordance with the Tatarstan President Edict, the Information and Analytical Department has been abolished, new structural subdivisions have been formed: Presidential Experts Department (Head of the Department – Ismagilov Bulat Ibragimovich), the Division for special projects of the RT Presidential Office (Head of the division – Shamsutdinov Ramil Ravilevich), the Division for coordination of the official portal of the Republic of Tatarstan of the RT Presidential Office (Head of the division – Chupaeva Maria Andreevna).