Ildar Khalikov took part in the ceremony of laying the small missile ship at Zelenodolsk Plant named after A.M. Gorkiy.

Today on Zelenodolsk plant named after A.M. Gorky, which is a part of a group of «Ak Bars» holding companies , was laid the body of small missile ship of project 21631, which was called "Zeleny Dol" (this year Zelenodolsk celebrating its 80th anniversary).
The ceremony was attended by the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, deputy commander in Chief of the Navy of armament Rear Admiral Andrei Tkachev, Head of Department at the RF Ministry of Defence on implementation the Defense Procurement, Anton Sobolewski, chief of staff of the Caspian Fleet and Rear Admiral Vitaly Mikhailov and others.

The ship, which was lied today, is the fourth ship and will be called "Zeleny Dol". Speaking at the ceremony, the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov noted that the situation at the plant over the past few years has stabilized, and today there is a confidence in the financing and to obtaining orders for new ships.

The head of the Government of Tatarstan has expressed gratitude to the Government of the Russian Federation, the Ministry of Defence and the leadership of the Navy of Russia for choosing the ships made by ZELENODOLSK shipbuilders. Then Ildar Khalikov also took part in the solemn launch of plasma cutting machine «OmniMat L5000» and in the opening the coastal base ANO "Dolphin".