Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Director General of ITAR-TASS Sergei Mikhailov
31 January 2013, Thursday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Director General of Information Telegraph Agency of Russia ITAR-TASS Sergei Mikhailov during his working trip in Moscow. They discussed current upgrades happening in ITAR-TASS, and cooperation with regions.
ITAR-TASS was founded in 1904. Currently, the agency presents 200 information products about economic, political, public, cultural and sport life in Russia and around the world.
ITAR-TASS is now interested in receiving a good deal of news from subjects of the federation. The agency now has its own television on the website. ITAR-TASS employees say that it is important so that people can not only read, but hear and watch regional news. Thus, there is a great demand for the so-called multimedia journalists who can write texts, make video and cuts.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Sergei Mikhailov also discussed the staff that will be involved in summer Universiade in Kazan. They suppose that information coverage of such an important sport event is All-Russian mission that cannot be realized without major information agencies.
The parties came to an agreement to continue the conversation in Kazan. Representatives of ITAR-TASS are going to arrive in Tatarstan in coming days.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.
On 3 January on the errand from the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situations and ensuring fire safety of the republic , held an urgent meeting of the Commission which discussed readiness of forces and means to ensure security during the New Year and Christmas holidays.