A plenary session of the regional August meeting of educational and scientific workers to be held in Saby municipal region at 12.00 p.m. today, on August 15, will be broadcast on-line at the official website of Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science.

On August 14, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, members of the Cabinet of Ministers, and heads of municipalities took part in a meeting on preparation of educational organisations for new academic year held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

On August 14, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chairman of Supreme Court of the Republic of Tatarstan Ilgiz Gilazov, and Minister of Justice Larisa Glukhova took part in opening of a new office for magistrates of Vakhitovsky district (Kazan, 76, Agronomicheskaya st.)

On August 13, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov sent a telegram to Kirsan Ilyumzhinov to congratulate him on the election as President of International Chess Federation.

On August 13, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated students of Volga Academy of Physical Culture, Sport and Tourism Rasul Ishmukhamedov and Kirill Shamshurin on the victory at World Rowing and Canoeing Championship 2014 in “Canoe-4” discipline at the distance of 1000 metres.

On August 13, during signing the agreement on minimum wage in the Republic of Tatarstan by the Federation of Labour Unions of the Republic of Tatarstan, Coordination Council of Employers’ Associations of the Republic of Tatarstan and Cabinet of Ministers, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that the Gross Regional Product (GRP) made 746,8 billion roubles in the first half of 2014.