Rustam Minnikhanov meets with players of “Ak Bars” hockey club
20 February 2013, Wednesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with players of “Ak Bars” hockey club. The meeting was held at the hockey club base in Kazan with participation of President of “Ak Bars” hockey club Shafagat Takhautdinov and chief coach Valery Belov.
Rustam Minnikhanov said that meetings with hockey players before play-off series for the Gagarin Cup had become traditional. “Ak Bars” club is not just a favourite team for us. It is a symbol of the Republic of Tatarstan. Your success is my success,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that hockey is becoming more popular in republic. 38 indoor ice skating rinks are functioning in Tatarstan. Players of “Ak Bars” club have become sport idols for the youth and all Tatarstan citizens.
Rustam Minnikhanov wished hockey players good luck. President of “Ak Bars” hockey club Shafagat Takhautdinov also wished sportsmen patience and good luck in play-off games.
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.