Dmitry Medvedev: The United Russia's Tatarstan branch is one of the most powerful and numerous in the country
9 June 2012, Saturday
“The United Russia's Tatarstan branch is one of the most powerful and numerous in the country,” Chairman of the RF Government and the United Russia party Dmitry Medvedev said at a meeting with the party’s activists in Kazan. The meeting was held at the high technology technopark “IT-park” (Kazan, Peterburgskaya str).
To the point, Dmitry Medvedev is on a working trip in the Tatarstan capital. Upon arrival, he visited production departments of the KAPO n.a.Gorbunov and held a meeting dedicated to development of strategic aviation.
Presentation of the IT-park activity and resident companies was organized for the Head of RF Government and his party. A meeting with activists of the United Russia’s regional branch in Tatarstan was held afterwards.
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of the RT State Council, Secretary of political council of the United Russia's Tatarstan branch Farid Mukhametshin took part in the meeting.
Opening the event, Dmitry Medvedev said that Tatarstan party organization is one of the most powerful and numerous in the country. He called activists for open and live dialogue and promised to hold such meetings regularly.
Dmitry Medvedev asked Farid Mukhametshin to tell about life of the regional branch.
During the meeting, Dmitry Medvedev and members of the party discussed issues of agricultural development in the country and problems of inner-party policy.
On 5 May, speaking at a regular meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin informed that currently 63 school catering units are under repairs with the amount of work completed reaching 15 per cent.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
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.