Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Director General of Leroy Merlin Vostok
7 February 2013, Thursday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Director General of OOO “Leroy Merlin Vostok” Mr Vincent Pierre Marie Jeanty. The meeting took place at the RT Government House with participation of Vice-premier – Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Aide to the RT President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov.
Leroy Merlin is a French company which owns retail networks selling goods for repair and construction. The company started working in Russia in 2004. Company’s shops are currently working in many Russian cities.
Realisation of the project on constructing hypermarket of construction materials in cooperation with “Leroy Merlin Vostok” was discussed at today’s meeting. New shop is being constructed at the crossing of Amirkhan and Chistopolskaya streets.
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.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Director of the Fund “The Institute of Development of Tatarstan Cities” Nailya Nagumanova informed about preparation to the implementation of the Our Yard programme in the republic.