On September 18, Rustam Minnikhanov assumed office of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. The official inauguration took place at Salikh Saidashev Big Concert Hall in Kazan.

Chairman of the federation Council Valentina Matviyenko and Russian Minister of Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov sent greetings telegrams to Rustam Minnikhanov in connection with winning the presidential elections.

On September 17, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the Revival Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev met with delegates of the 2nd International congress of restorers that opened in Kazan yesterday.

On September 16, Chairman of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Elvira Nabiullina arrived in Kazan and was met by Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Prime Minister of the republic Ildar Khalikov, head of Volga-Vyatka head office of the Central Bank of the Russian Federation Larisa Pavlova and head of the National bank of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov at the Kazan international airport.

On September 16, tPrime Minister of the republic Ildar Khalikov and Russian Minister of Culture Vladimir Medinsky on behalf of the Russian Military Historical Society signed a protocol of intentions “on establishing regional branch of the Russian Military Historical Society in the Republic of Tatarstan”.

On September 16, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part at a plenary session of the 12th forum of interregional cooperation of Russia and Kazakhstan in Sochi, where Russian President Vladimir Putin said that Tatarstan is one of the leading regions in terms of trade and economic cooperation with Kazakhstan.

On September 16, Tatarstan-Slovenian Business Forum was held within the framework of the 12th session of the Russian-Slovenian Intergovernmental Commission on Trade-Economic and Scientific-Technical Cooperation in Kazan.

On September 16, during his official visit to Sochi, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov looked around the exhibition “Prospects of Russia-Kazakhstan cooperation in agricultural industry”.