Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov meets with Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia Fam Suan Shon
28 November 2012, Wednesday
Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov has met with Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia Fam Suan Shon at the RT Government House. The parties discussed issues of increasing the trade turnover between Vietnam and the Republic of Tatarstan, consolidation of scientific and cultural relations.
Head of the Tatarstan Government emphasized main potential areas for joint cooperation, notably, engineering, ship building, petrochemistry, and education.
Cooperation is meant to be established with OJSC KAMAZ and OAO Gorky Zelenodolsk plant.
Ambassador of Vietnam to Russia Fam Suan Shon said that the visit to Tatarstan was aimed at developing cooperation in different spheres. On November 27, the Vietnamese delegation visited the Kazan Federal University and discussed possible organisation of exploratory trips, teaching exchange and holding of Days of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam at the Kazan Federal University.
Head of the Tatarstan Department of the Federal migration service Sergei Chepushtanov, Aide to the Tatarstan PM on foreign economic activity Alfred Zakirov, the official of the RF Ministry of foreign affairs in Kazan Radik Vakhitov, Deputy Minister of industry and trade Rashat Fattakhov participated in the meeting.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.