Tatarstan President meets Head of "Unvia Trading Limited"
12 October 2011, Wednesday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov received President of "Unvia Trading Limited" Uri Alperovich in the House of the RT Government. The Minister of Food supply and Agriculture Marat Akhmetov, the Director of Department for external relations - Aide to RT President Iskander Muflikhanov, the Chief of Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, the Director General of JSC “Tatneftehiminvestholding” Rafinat Yarullin attended the meeting.
The President suggested that Uri Alperovich briefs in detail on possible areas of cooperation between "Unvia Trading Limited" and Tatarstan. According to Uri Alperovich his company is interested in long-term cooperation with Tatneft, the supplier of raw materials for oil-refining enterprises in Europe. Aspects of agricultural projects have also been raised at the meeting.
Rustam Minnikhanov proposed Uri Alperovich to discuss in detail projects on the agenda with officials from the relevant ministries and departments in the context of his visit to Tatarstan and charged chiefs of the ministries with proper tasks.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.