Rustam Minnikhanov meets with participants of All-Russia forum of agencies on assessment of conformity in the sphere of technical regulation
16 February 2012, Thursday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with participants of All-Russia forum of agencies on assessment of conformity in the sphere of technical regulation.
The meeting was held in the House of RT Government with participation of first deputy PM Ravil Muratov, RT Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, RT Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov.
Deputy RF Minister of industry and trade Vladimir Salamatov, deputy RF minister of economic development Oleg Fomichev arrived in Kazan to take part in the forum.
Greeting attendees of the event Rustam Minnikhanov noted that activity of accreditation, certification agencies, testing laboratories (centers) is very important for ensuring safety of production, and implementation of technical regulations. Tatarstan with its developed industrial sector is especially interested in work of agencies on assessment of conformity in the sphere of technical regulation.
In particular, KAMAZ testing laboratory has gained wide experience within realization of approved technical regulations in motor industry. RT President informed that on February, 15 opening of an important enterprise – joint production of combines with Case New Holland (CNH) took place in Naberezhnye Chelny at JSC KAMAZ. The Russian-Italian enterprise “CNH-Kazan industry” is located on the area of 47 thousand m².
We remind All-Russia forum of agencies on assessment of conformity in the sphere of technical regulation is held in Kazan (KRK “Korston”) on February 16-17, 2012.
The following topics will be discussed at the event “The system of technical regulation of the Customs union – new opportunities of integration in the former Soviet Union”, “Single system of accreditation in Russia: formation of regulations for accreditation, international recognition of the system, functioning of the system in the context of WTO”, “Role of industry in creation of the system of technical regulation of the Customs union”.
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.