Ildar Khalikov: Damir Bikbov made great contribution in today’s Tatarstan
4 July 2012, Wednesday
Kazan citizens have said farewell to Tatarstan ex-minister of economy Damir Bikbov who passed away yesterday at the age of 67. Besides relatives, ministers and chiefs of largest Tatarstan enterprises, employees who used to work with Damir Bikbov came to say farewell.
The Tatarstan Premier Ildar Khalikov took part in the event.
“Today we say farewell to a prominent leader of the republic and honest man who made great contribution in today’s Tatarstan. I personally knew Damir Mansurovich and consider him to be my teacher as many Tatarstaners do. Many people knew him as a man who always came first to help in any difficult situation,” Ildar Khalikov said.
On behalf of the Tatarstan President, State Council and Government the PM conveyed condolences to relatives, friends and everyone who knew him.
Tatarstan Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, Chairman of RT State Council Committee on economy, investments and entrepreneurship Marat Galeev, Chairman of RT Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev, other colleagues and friends of Damir Bikbov shared their memories about this outstanding person.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
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