On April 27, at the Zelenogolsk Gorky Shipbuilding Plant, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in a solemn ceremony of launching Gepard – 3.9 frigate for the Vietnamese Navy, the first frigate built under the second contract for the construction of this type of ships. 

On April 27, the 16th Russian and 11th Kazan venture fairs opened at the Korston Entertainment Complex in Kazan.

Welcoming participants of the event, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov thanked organizers of the fair, “who were one of the originators of the venture movement in our country” and expressed pecial gratitude to foreign partners. "I wish you all fruitful work"  he said.

On April 27, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a traditional session of heads of committees of the Association of innovative regions of Russia at Korston hotel.

On April 26, at his meeting with the delegation from Ireland headed by Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Ireland to Russia Adrian McDaid at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his hope that the current visit would leave good impression on the delegation. Minnikhanov congratulated Adrian McDaid on assignment to the position of the Ambassador.

On April 26, at Musa Dzhalil Tatar state opera and ballet theatre, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed over awards to laureates of State prize named after G.Tukai.

On April 26, at a briefing in Kazan, Deputy Chairman of Tatarstan State Committee on tourism Yekaterina Barabanova informed that one of the routes of “Silk way” rally will go through Kazan.

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.