Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Turkey with official visit
30 May 2012, Wednesday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has arrived in the Turkish Republic with a two-day official visit. Head of Tatarstan is going to visit Ankara and Istanbul.
The Tatarstan delegation is comprised of the Director of the Department on external relations under the RT President – Aide to RT President Iskander Muflikhanov, Tatarstan Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin, Chairman of RT State Council Committee on culture, education and national issues Razil Valeev, Chairman of the Executive committee of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov.
The itinerary of official visit of Rustam Minnikhanov to the Turkish Republic includes a meeting with President of Turkey Abdullah Gul, Prime Minister of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and several ministers of the Turkish Republic.
The RT President also intends to meet with Secretary General of the International organization of Turkic culture TURKSOY Dusen Kaseinov, take part in the Tatarstan-Turkish Trade-investment forum, opening of the Gabdulla Tukay monument in Istanbul and Sabantui holiday.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
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