President of Tatarstan visits the exposition of “KAMAZ” at the specialized exhibition “ComTrans-2011” in Moscow
15 September 2011, Thursday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has visited the exposition of OJSC “KAMAZ” at the exhibition “ComTrans-2011” in Moscow today.
We remind that the international specialized exhibition of commercial transport “ComTrans-2011” is held on the 13-17th of September on the territory of “Crokus-Expo” (Moscow).
Rustam Minnikhanov has acquainted with the exposition of “KAMAZ”, with new examples of automotive engineering, exhibited there, especially with the artic “KAMAZ-5490”. This model is presented in two options - with their own developed cab and with the cab developed together with the company “Daimler AG”. President of the Republic of Tatarstan was accompanied by Director General of OJSC “KAMAZ” Sergey Kogogin.
Rustam Minnikhanov has also looked at the power units of “KAMAZ” and joint venture “Cummins Kama” as well as special vehicles created by offspring and joint ventures on the basis of the KAMAZ understructure – “RariTEK” LLC, OJSC “Tumazinskiy Ready-mix Truck Factory” and “Boshung AG”. All special vehicles are equipped with new restyling cabs which substitute uprated types of cabs. In the opinion of Rustam Minnikhanov, all models should find their consumers in all branches of economics.
Answering the journalists questions, Rustam Minnikhanov has declared that the exhibition “ComTrans-2011” is grand in terms of its market size, and “KAMAZ” is a “diamond of this exhibition”.
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“ComTrans-2011” is a high-profile event in the sphere of commercial transport not only in Europe, but also in the world. The International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) has included “ComTrans” in the official calendar.
Mount of the OJSC “KAMAZ” contains more than 70 objects that give an opportunity to get acquainted with new developments in the sphere of cargo motor industry and estimate the quality of the products of “KAMAZ” company.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”