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 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
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.