President of Tatarstan visits Chairman of Muslim Religious Board Ildus Faizov in the hospital
19 July 2012, Thursday
The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has visited Chairman of the Tatarstan’s Muslim Religious Board, mufti Ildus Faizov who had suffered from the attack and is staying at the Republican clinical hospital.
Ildus Faizov is conscious and doctors say that he is in no danger, but his both legs are broken.
Rustam Minnikhanov spoke to the mufti and wished him early recovery.
Ildus Faizov said that the blast occurred when he was driving. “I already knew about the attack on Valiulla Yakubov and stopped by traffic lights to make a call. Then I felt a weak explosion and jumped out of the car. Fortunately, the belt was unfastened,” Head of the Tatarstan’s Muslim Religious Board told.
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.
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.