Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Dmitry Medvedev has arrived in Kazan with a working visit. Head of the RF Government was met by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the Russian Minister of defence Anatoly Serdyukov, Plenipotentiary of the RF President in VFD Mikhail Babich, the Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov, Minister of the interior on RT Artem Khokhorin and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin at the Kazan international airport.
Chairman of the Russian government will visit KAPO n.a. Gorbunov to held a meeting on issues of strategic aviation, and IT-park to meet with activists of the “United Russia” party.
In addition, the Russian PM will take part in a ceremony of laying the capsule on the place of future innovative town Innopolis in the Verkhny Uslon region.
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.