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 May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
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.