At 15th of February at the G. Kamal State academic theatre creative evening devoted to the 70-anniversary of outstanding Tatar singer Ilgam Shakirov took place.
« We are happy people even because we lived with you during the same time. You are so great, that your colleagues, pupils do not have even idea to envy you . During each epoch the Tatar people experienced difficulties with the help of "mon" This epoch you have become "mon ", - President of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev said in congratulatory speech.
« In 2004 we signed decrees about state RT awards and waited a year to hand over you the unique Tatarstan award « For merits before the Republic of Tatarstan », - President said handing the singer an eight-pointed l star with number 1.
It is possible to judge about Mintimer Shaimiev's respect for Ilgam Shakirov's creativity by the fact that RT President for the first time publicly performed himself as a poet and devoted to him a poem. In its last line in translation into Russian it is said « And let the magic voice, such, as of Ilgam sounds ».
The culmination of meeting between "Iron" and "Inspiration" (so names Minitimer and Ilgam are translated ) became delivery of anniversary album by Ilgam Shakirov to President with words of dedication: « to Keen politician, the man who opened Tatarstan to the world, Mintimer Sharipovich Shaimiev ». President noticed, that near to words … to the man who opened Tatarstan to the world there should be name "Ilgam".
| 
