Iran plans to use experience and scientific researches of Tatarstan in the field of oil recovery for assimilation of its local oil fields. Today, at the presence of President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and minister of oil of Islamic Republic of Tatarstan Rostam Gosemi signing of a Memorandum on mutual understanding between National Iran oil company and JSC Tatneftekhiminvest-holding providing cooperation in the field of assimilation of Zageh oil deposit took place. The signatures were fixed by general director JSC Tatneftekhiminvest-holding Rafinat Yarullin and managing director of National Iran oil company Ali Galibani.
The stocks of heavy oil are located in Zageh and Iran is interested in developments of Tatarstan in part of their extraction. The memorandum signed today envisages setting up a joint working group which will be involved in examining and searching practical ways of realizing the achieved agreements.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.