RF Minster of transport Igor Levitin arrives in Kazan with a working visit
10 February 2012, Friday
The minister of transport of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin has arrived in the Republic of Tatarstan with a working visit. The minister was met by RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and RT Minister of transport Lenar Safin in the international airport “Kazan”.
Upon arrival Head of RF ministry of transport inspected reconstruction of the international airport “Kazan” within preparation for summer Universiade-2013 in the Tatarstan capital which implies construction of plate structures and organization of intermodal transport.
Later on Igor Levitin and his party viewed a number of objects of Kazan transport infrastructure under construction, including multi-level junctions.
In the afternoon RF Minster of transport Igor Levitin is going to attend a solemn ceremony of delivering state awards of Russia to the crew of “Arabella” motor vessel (the Kazan Kremlin), hold a session of working group on transport infrastructure and logistics of the Council under RF President on development of physical culture, sport, elite sport, preparation for XXII winter Olympic games and XI Paralympic winter games 2014 in Sochi, XXVII World summer universiade 2013 in Kazan.
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.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.