Ildar Khalikov meets Plenipotentiary minister of Israel embassy in Russia
31 August 2011, Wednesday
Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov met with Plenipotentiary minister of Israel embassy in Russia Mr Roy Rosenblit. The meeting was held in House of RT Government with participation of RT First deputy minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov and Chairman of Jewish community of Tatarstan – President of Federal Jewish national and cultural autonomy Mikhail Skoblionok.
Head of Tatarstan Government has welcomed Mr Rosenblit on behalf of RT President. Ildar Khalikov pointed out active work implemented by Jewish national autonomy in Tatarstan. By words of Prime Minister due to its Head Mikhail Skoblionok the autonomy solves many problems jointly with authorities and public organizations.
“We are very glad that All-Israel association of Tatarstan natives is currently functioning in republic, and Tatar national holiday “Sabantui” is celebrated yearly”, - I.Khalikov stressed addressing to Plenipotentiary minister of Israel embassy in Russia.
RT Premier noted that during the last few years Tatarstan and Israel have been creating new relations in government, cultural and business spheres. Head of RT Government believes that opening of direct flight connection between Tel Aviv and Kazan is very important.
In the course of meeting parties discussed perspective areas for developing business cooperation between Tatarstan and Israel.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials