RT Premier met with leadership of Far East Congress of Tatars
31 August 2011, Wednesday
A meeting of RT Premier Ildar Khalikov and leadership of Far East Congress of Tatars has been held in Kazan. Vice-premier - Head of RT Cabinet Staff Shamil Gafarov and Vice-premier Zilya Valeeva took part in the meeting in House of RT Government. Far East Congress of Tatars was presented by its Chairman Rustam Abdullin and one of members of the association Rustam Suleimanov.
By words of Ildar Khalikov Far East is a particular intensively developing region and RF leadership pays special attention on it. Far East region is becoming one of strategic partners for Tatarstan. This fact was confirmed during the trip of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov.
“I am glad that Far East tatars managed to unite. It is nice that there are initiative people in Far East who are really worrying about maintenance of national culture and establishing relations with Tatarstan”, - PM said.
Prospects of developing cooperation between Tatarstan and Far East Congress of Tatars, opening of representative office of Tatarstan Republic in Far East were discussed at the meeting.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.
On 26 March Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a meeting of the Council by the Russian Presidential Envoy in the Volga Federal District dedicated to rural demographic policy held by the Russian Presidential Envoy in the District Igor Komarov in Nizhniy Novgorod with participation of heads of federal ministries concerned, representatives of the Federal Assembly and heads of federal entities of the Volga Federal District. The participants of the meeting discussed such topics as the demographic situation, implementation of federal programmes and the best regional practices, and the results of the meeting will be used for preparing comprehensive solutions of such tasks set by Russian President Vladimir Putin as preservation of the population, strengthening health, raising prosperity of people and supporting families.
On 24 March, speaking at a briefing on achievements of preventive medicine last year and plans for 2026 held in the Government House of the republic, representatives of Tatarstan Healthcare Ministry said that medical check-ups are proving their effectiveness in preserving the health and lives of residents of the republic.
Thus the regional Healthcare Minister Almir Abashev informed: “Over the past five years, a clear course has been set to ensure that preventative medicine in the country gains momentum. Starting from 2022 the number of people who should have their medical check-ups in this or that year is growing. We are facing a task of covering more than 70 per cent of elderly people with check-ups by 2030.”
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.