On April 26, at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Chairman of the State committee of the republic on tourism Yekaterina Baranova told that a folk show “Kazan” will be shown to Kazan tourists at Tugan avylym national complex every Saturday at 18.00 and 20.30 from May 1 till October 1.

Russian Commission for UNESCO affairs expressed gratitude to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov for the contribution to the organization of the open regional television youth festival “Sozvezdie-Yoldyzlyk” that was held in April this year.

On April 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev, Deputy Chairman of State Council of the republic Rimma Ratnikova, members of regional government, heads of ministries and agencies, cultural and art workers laid flowers to Gabdulla Tukai monument in Kazan.

“Dear citizens of Tatarstan! Dear compatriots!

I congratulate you on a very important event in the cultural life of Tatarstan, multi-ethnic Russia and all Turkic people – the 130th anniversary of a great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukai.
 

On April 25, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in a general meeting of Russian Commission for UNESCO affairs at Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

On April 25, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov inspected spring agricultural works in Zainsk and Almetievsk regions.

On April 25, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov inspected spring agricultural works in Sarmanovsky region. He was accompanied by the Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov and Head of the region Farit Khusnullin. The president held a meeting with heads of farms and villages. Khusnullin reported on the course of the sowing campaign.

On April 25, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a Board session of “Tatneft” Oil Company in Almetievsk. The Board reviewed the company’s budget execution for the first quarter of 2016 and approved the budget for May of the current year, as well as discussed the results of the financial and economic activities of the company for 2015.

On April 25, at his meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Latvian Republic to Russia Astra Kurme, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that notwithstanding the political crisis business contacts between Tatarstan and Latvia should be developing.

On April 25, at their meeting at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Chairman of Government of Sakhalin region Vera Shcherbina discussed issues related to cooperation in terms of public administration and other areas, as well as using applied experiences of the republic.