Potential of Tatarstan defence industry complex presented to Acting Russian Minister of industry and trade
15 March 2012, Thursday
Acting RF Minister of industry and trade Denis Manturov has got acquainted with produce and advanced projects of Tatarstan enterprises of the defence industry complex.
Acting Head of RF Ministry of industry and trade was accompanied by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Kazan helicopter plant.
Brand-new machines with digital control were presented to Denis Manturov in a machine workshop. The equipment was purchased within the program on production modernization, a part of it is being currently assembled.
Denis Manturov also visited a workshop of composite materials and saw production of blades for helicopters.
Guests looked over helicopters being engineered for India in the assembly workshop.
Produce and projects of other Tatarstan enterprises of the defence industry complex were presented at a special exhibition.
Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov passed around expositions of 23 enterprises.
Acting Head of RF Ministry of industry and trade was interested both in military and civil developments. In particular, a high-speed passenger vessel A145 built at Gorky Zelenodolsk plant attracted his interest.
Rustam Minnikhanov focused on necessary support of shipping companies in purchasing new passenger vessels.
Denis Manturov and Rustam Minnikhanov then attended the session of Coordination council on industry.
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.