On March 1, First President of the Republic of Ingushetia congratulated Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th birthday. 

On March 1, at his message of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary, Presidential  Plenipotentiary Envoy to Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich appreciated Rustam Minnikhanov's achievements in the position of President of the republic. 

On March 1, Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin sent a telegram of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary. 

On March 1, Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim congratulated Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th anniversary.

On March 1, President of Belarus Alexander Lukashenko congratulated Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th anniversary.

On March 1, Chief of Staff of Russian Presidential Executive Office Anton Vaino sent a message of congratulations to Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on the occasion of his 60th anniversary.

On March 1, Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev congratulated Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on his 60th anniversary.

On March 1, speaking at a meeting of heads and regional managers of VTB24 Bank, which was held at Korston Entertainment Complex in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that one of every four mortgage loans in the republic is granted by VTB24.

On March 1, at his residency at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a working meeting with Head of Administration of Turkmenistan President and Cabinet of Ministers of Turkmenistan Mammetniyaz Nurmammedov.

On March 1, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended a lesson of ecology, which was held in Gymnasium No. 3 in Kazan as part of regional action "Ecology Lesson".