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 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.”