Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in opening of second international forum Big chemistry in Ufa
17 May 2012, Thursday
Today, in Ufa, the second international forum Big chemistry has opened. President of Bashkortostan Rustem Khamitov, Plenipotentiary representative of RF President in VFD Mikhail Babich, President of the Republic Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, chiefs of RF subjects and ambassadors of overseas countries took part in opening ceremony
In total, in the work of international forum Big chemistry 2012 take part over 500 delegates who are going to discuss the basic problems and directions of oil-gas chemical complex.
Within the framework of the event it is expected signing number of agreements between enterprises of Bashkortostan and foreign countries. The forum is to be over on May 18.
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.