President of Azerbaijan Republic Ilkham Aliev and Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov have met today in Baku within the confines of a working visit of the Tatarstan delegation to Azerbaijan.
Head of Tatarstan ministry of emergency situations Rafis Khabibullin, deputy of RF State Duma Irek Boguslavsky, Chairman of “Ak Bars Bank” Board Robert Musin also attended the meeting.
Ilkham Aliev welcomed members of Tatarstan delegation and was hopeful of interesting and useful visit of RT delegation to Azerbaijan. “I am glad that our relations in various spheres are intensively developing. Potential of our relations is good,” Ilkham Aliev said addressing Ildar Khalikov.
Head of Tatarstan Government informed that the decision about visiting Azerbaijan was made after Azerbaijan delegation led by the minister of emergency situations Kemaleddin Geidarov visited Tatarstan.
Ildar Khalikov noted that several prospective lines of cooperation were set within the short visit.
Tatarstan PM conveyed greetings to Ilkham Aliev on behalf of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov and first RT President Mintimer Shaimiev. Ilkham Aliev in turn asked to convey his greetings.
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.