Ildar Khalikov: “We witness the contribution teachers make to the future of our republic”
5 October 2012, Friday
A solemn event dated to Teachers’ Day with participation of the Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took place at the Kamal Tatar State Academic Theatre today.
“All of us remember that unforgettable first day at school, and the last, full of emotions day we spent there. Our best expectations for the future of our children, grandchildren, family, city and republic are connected with teachers. Teachers do not just deliver different subjects, they build up children’s mentality, solving many tasks at the same time,” Tatarstan’s PM said.
Ildar Khalikov stressed that the Tatarstan President and Government put much emphasis on the education as one of priority fields of concern. He reminded about the program “Kilechek” being realized in Tatarstan that gives teachers many opportunities for development. Besides, the following projects are being implemented in Tatarstan: capital repair of schools, English for the Republic of Tatarstan, projects aimed at development of additional education.
Finally, the PM presented several awards to teachers.
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