Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov has visited Gabala city during his two-day working visit to Azerbaijan. Head of republican government and members of Tatarstan delegation visited canning plant and piano factory.
To the point, Head of Tatarstan ministry of emergency situations Rafis Khabibullin, deputy of RF State Duma Irek Boguslavsky, Chairman of “Ak Bars Bank” Board Robert Musin, first vice Minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov, first vice Minister of forestry Kharis Musin, vice Minister of informatization and communications Anatoly Geller are on the delegation.
The canning plant in Gabala is a complex of workshops for processing fruits and vegetables grown in precincts. Produced juices are sold in Azerbaijan and exported in Russia.
Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov appreciated the level of enterprise. In his opinion, an important feature is that all juices are natural.
Head of republican Government marked that the canning plant in Gabala is similar to agro-industrial park being constructed in Kazan where agricultural production of local farmers is processed.
The founder and owner of piano factory “Beltmann piano” in Gabala is a Dutch master Hans Leferink. In 1901 his great grandfather Johann Beltmann founded a workshop of musical instruments in Holland, but the family factory closed in 2002 and Leferink opened new enterprise in 2008 in Azerbaijan. 135 people work at the factory. They produce about 1000 musical instruments per year priced at 9 thousand euro each.
Ildar Khalikov thanked Hans Leferink for conducted tour of the plant.
On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.
On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
On 4 December Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Gafarov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, took part in a strategic session on the establishment of an inter-university campus in the republic being held at the Kazan Aircraft University on 4-6 December with participation of more than 100 people and more than 40 experts in politics, economy, science, education and industry from all over Russia.