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 March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.