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 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.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.