Mintimer Shaimiev: Elections arouse hope for the best
4 December 2011, Sunday
On December 4 State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev took part in elections of State Duma deputies of the 6th convocation. He came to the voting precinct №56 located in Kazan military school with his wife Sakina hanum.
After the voting procedure Mintimer Shaimiev answered journalists’ questions. He marked the youth was not so active in hard times, in the beginning of perestroika (restructuring). “It means today young people are interested in the future of our country”, State Counsellor said.
By words of Mintimer Shaimiev any elections arouse hope for the best. “During this election campaign leadership of our country and Republic have held many meetings with citizens. Every meeting is so important, people have the right to hope for fulfillment of their desires, to get feedback to their requests, suggestions. For sure, it all cannot be realized, but all ideas expressed by citizens have to be taken into consideration”, RT State Counsellor believes.
Mintimer Shaimiev highlighted positive social and economic changes in the country and our Republic. He reminded as well about the problem on separation of powers between RF subjects and federal centre raised by the country’s leadership before elections.
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.”