Vladimir Putin meets with Rustam Minnikhanov in Naberezhnye Chelny
15 February 2012, Wednesday
On February, 15 the Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin held a bilateral meeting with the President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. The meeting took place in an emergency hospital of the Auto town after the meeting on issues of realization of demographic policy for the period till 2025 and regional programs on health care modernization in 2011.
Vladimir Putin noted that Tatarstan is the leader by many parameters among Russian regions.
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov informed that high-tech production is very important for Tatarstan leadership. “We believe that development of KAMAZ, special economic zone, oil chemical enterprises, Kama industrial cluster will give us more money and new jobs,” Rustam Minnikhanov said addressing Vladimir Putin.
As for the social projects of republic Rustam Minnikhanov focused on housing construction and major repair of schools.
Head of republic also told about the need for developing primary health care.
President of Tatarstan assured Vladimir Putin that all allocated funds for the program of health care modernization will have been drawn in republic by September.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Vladimir Putin for federal programs. By words of RT President republic participates in all programs. This leads to positive changes in Tatarstan economy.
In the course of meeting Vladimir Putin presented the Stolypin Medal to the first RT President and State Counselor of republic Mntimer Shaimiev.
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.