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 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.