Today RT president Rustam Minnikhanov has met with chief of Border department of Federal security service on Saratov and Samara regions Alexandr Kostyuchenkov in House of RT government. Issues of ensuring citizens’ security in republic, results of work of passport control point at “Kazan airport” and its future technical modernization in conditions of increasing flow of passengers have been discussed at the meeting.

This year more than 2 000 young families in Tatarstan will get housing under the subprogram “Providing housing for young families” of federal target program “Housing” for 2002-2010 years”. This was announced by acting minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Marat Bariev at a briefing in RT Cabinet. It was held in mode of videoconference with participation of all municipal regions. CEO of State housing fund under RT President Talgat Abdullin also took part in the event.

Briefing devoted to realization of RT President Edict “On measures on ensuring and protection of rights and legal interests of RT citizens while rendering housing and communal services” was held in RT Cabinet.

New Head of branch “Bank Tatarstan” of Russian Sberbank has been presented to the staff, - Rushan Sakhbiev of 36 years, former First deputy chairman of West-Siberian bank management. Gennady Zakharov has been at the head since 1988. This year he clebrated 75-anniversary and has retired.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with members of FISU delegation (Federation International Sports University) at the Kazan Kremlin.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Federative Republic of Nigeria to Russian Federation Mr. Timoty Mab Shelpidi in Kazan Kremlin.

The session was held in Moscow under chairmanship of first deputy chairman of Russian government Viktor Zubkov. We remind that VIII All-Russian summer village sport games-2010 will be held on July,7-13 in Elabuga city (Tatarstan).

Ravil Akhmetshin has become new plenipotentiary of Republic Tatarstan to Russian Federation. The edict about his assignment was signed by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.

Acting Prime minister of Republic Tatarstan Ravil Muratov congratulated all citizens of Tatarstan on Day of cosmonautics. “Day of cosmonautics is a special holiday for our country. With a flight of Yury Gagarin new cosmic era and development of earth civilization began along with widespread scientific discoveries and creation of high technologies.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thinks that creation of innovative economy in republic is impossible without Kazan state university. He announced it at a special session of Academic council of Kazan state university. The session was held in assembly hall of the university with participation of RF Minister of education and science Andrei Fursenko.