Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Chairman of JSC GAS Board Ziegfried Wolf
13 April 2012, Friday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Chairman of JSC GAS Board Ziegfried Wolf in the RT Government House.
Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed Ziegfried Wolf and JSC GAS officials. He reminded of their meeting in Tolyatti at the All-Russia conference dedicated to development of the automobile industry in conditions of Russia’s entering WTO (April 4, 2012) held by Chairman of RF Government Vladimir Putin.
Problems of the automobile industry are urgent today in all countries engaged in this sphere, Rustam Minnikhanov marked. Being one of the federation subjects Tatarstan is characteristic of developed automobile industry (JSC KAMAZ, Sollers).
Rustam Minnikhanov considers many issues discussed in Tolyatti crucial for the Russian automobile industry.
RT President and Chairman of JSC GAS Board discussed possible cooperation with the Republic of Tatarstan.
Ziegfried Wolf told about prospects of JSC GAS and emphasized potential spheres of mutually beneficial cooperation.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked for displayed interest towards republic and issues of further development of the automobile sector.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.