Tatarstan delegation tells about Brazilian experience in organization of public transport
24 April 2012, Tuesday
At a briefing at the RT Government House journalists were told about organization of work of public transport in Brazil and what can be useful for Tatarstan.
The briefing was organized in format of video conference with participation of all municipal regions of RT and was available on-line.
To the point, Tatarstan delegation comprised of 10 people led by the Minister of transport and road facilities Lenar Safin was sent to Brazil and Columbia with a working visit (April 9-15) for the purpose of sharing the experience in the sphere of passenger transportations.
According to Vice Minister of transport and road facilities Nkolay Stukalov, issues connected with organization of urban passenger transport and work of automated traffic control system were studied during the working trip.
Attendees of the briefing noted that today Brazil is a world’s leader in organizing traffic system of urban passenger transport.
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.