Delegation of Volgograd region visits technopolis Himgrad and sport objects in Kazan
16 January 2013, Wednesday
Delegation of the Volgograd region led by the Governor Sergei Bozhenov visited technopolis Himgrad. Guests were accompanied by the Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov.
To the point, delegation of the Volgograd region arrived in Kazan with a two-day visit (January, 15-16).
Representatives of the Volgograd region got acquainted with activity of technopolis Himgrad, residents of the technopark, in particular, with produce of ZAO “Danaflex-Nano”.
Another object visited by members of the delegation was the Aquatics Palace under construction. This sports object located on the bank of Kazanka River is one of the largest indoor sports venues in Russia. Competitions of the World Aquatics Championship will be held at the Aquatics Palace in 2015.
Several Kazan road-transport objects were also presented to the guests.
Representatives of the Volgograd region visited the construction site of a football stadium Rubin Arena for 45 000 seats. Official opening and closing ceremonies of Universiade 2013 and matches of the World Football Cup 2018 will take place here. New football stadium is being built in accordance with FIFA requirements.
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.