Rustam Minnikhanov: Kazan needs municipal support of municipalities in construction of stadium and urban development
15 March 2013, Friday
At a weekly republican meeting at Tatarstan Government House President of Tatarstan said that Kazan needs support of municipalities in construction of the stadium and urban development within the framework of preparation for summer Universiade.
The video conference session was held by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov.
Rustam Minnikhanov said: “I would like to address heads of our municipalities. We are entering final straight. 112 days are left till Universiade. Kazan needs support in construction of the stadium and urban development. We have heavy workload. Even working twenty four hours a day urban services are not able to perform half of tasks.”
President of Tatarstan stressed that Universiade is a big federal project and its successful realisation will positively influence international image of the country.
Rustam Minnikhanov informed that a big event with participation of Russian leadership is to be held in Kazan on March 19.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.