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 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.