Dmitry Medvedev visits Tatarstan’s exposition stand at the forum “Sochi-2012”
21 September 2012, Friday
Russia’s Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has visited Tatarstan’s exposition stand at the international investment forum“Sochi-2012”. Head of the RF Government was met by the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
Exposition stand of the Republic of Tatarstan consists of vegetal walls and is decorated with waterfalls symbolizing environmental friendliness of the project. The campus model of future IT university and residential house of Innopolis are presented on the stand.
Dmitry Medvedev and Rustam Minnikhanov also tested the highlight of the Tatarstan exposition - a unique video stand Liquid Galaxy.
Liquid Galaxy is an exclusive Google solution which enables to make 3D trip around Innopolis and examine its infrastructure created under master plan of the Singapore company RSP Architect.
Software developers of the only virtual stand in Eurasian region especially arrived to the forum from Google headquarters in Silicon Valley. The Russian PM appreciated the presented project.
Rustam Minnikhanov also reported Dmitry Medvedev on fulfillment of his assignment regarding establishment of production of An-70 aircrafts in Kazan. The Tatarstan President informed that he had already held negotiations with partners in Russia and Ukraine.
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