With the President of the Republic of Tatarstan, Mintimer Shaimiyev. The head of the Republic of Tatarstan received the order “For Services to the Fatherland” I degree.
The President of Russia also congratulated the head of Tatarstan on his 70th birthday.
Vladimir Putin emphasised the huge personal contribution that Mintimer Shaimiyev has made towards Tatarstan’s development as well as towards that of Russia as a whole.