Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan carries out systemic work with Microsoft company
14 March 2013, Thursday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with representatives of Microsoft management at Tatarstan Government House. Further cooperation with the company and application of Microsoft licensed software products were discussed at the meeting.
According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan carries out systemic work with Microsoft company. “We have established good business relationships. Tatarstan is one of regions that initiated legalisation of Microsoft products application,” he said.
Microsoft Vice-President for Eastern and Central Europe Don Grantham, Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Aide to Tatarstan President Airat Khairullin participated in the meeting.
To the point, representatives of Microsoft management team are staying in Kazan to take part in solemn ceremony of launching Microsoft Windows 8 system in Tatar language (Kazan IT-park, Peterburgskaya str.)
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.