Rustam Minnikhanov: Trip of Tatarstan delegation to Luxemburg opens new opportunities for cooperation
10 April 2012, Tuesday
The trip of the Tatarstan delegation to Luxemburg opens new opportunities for cooperation, President of the Republic of Tatarstan stated during the visit to Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce.
To the point, the Tatarstan delegation led by Rustam Minnikhanov is now in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg on a short-term working trip (April 9-10, 2012).
The Tatarstan-Luxemburg round table and the presentation of economic and investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan were organized in the Chamber of Commerce.
Speaking to participants of the event, Rustam Minnikhanov marked that the trip to Luxemburg had been planned long before. He believes that efficient activity of both the embassies played an important role.
Rustam Minnikhanov suggested organizing a visit of Luxemburg business delegation to Tatarstan in order to consolidate relations and for businessmen to see and assess economic potential of republic. Tatarstan is an attractive region for making investments and running business, he said.
An advertising video about Tatarstan and presentation of Luxemburg economy and several companies were shown to attendees of the round table.
Rustam Minnikhanov is accompanied by vice RT Prime Minister - RT Minister of informatization and communications Nikolai Nikiforov, Director of the Department for external relations – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, Chief of the RT Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Board chairman of OAO Ak Bars Bank Robert Minnegaliev, first vice Minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov, Tatarstan official in Czech and Slovak Republics Zufar Abdulgaleev.
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.