Rustam Minnikhanov meets with President of McDonalds in Russia and Eastern Europe Khamzat Khasbulatov
28 May 2012, Monday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with President of McDonalds in Russia and Eastern Europe Khamzat Khasbulatov.
The Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Director of the Department on external relations under the RT President – Aide to RT President Iskander Muflikhanov, Director General of ANO “Executive office of XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan” Vladimir Leonov attended the meeting.
The parties discussed issues of preparation and holding Universiade 2013, catering services for participants and guests of the competitions, including sportsmen and members of official delegations who will stay in Universiade Village.
To the point, McDonalds is a partner of XXVII World summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan that will provide free catering services for participants of the competitions.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
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.