President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has arrived in the Netherlands with official Russian delegation to participate in opening of the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia. The opening ceremony will be held today with participation of President of Russia Vladimir Putin and Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands.
The event will be held in Hermitage on the Amstel (Amsterdam).
The agreement about announcing 2013 the Year of Russia in the Netherlands and the Year of the Netherlands in Russia was made in 2009. An organizing committee comprised of representatives of Russia and the Netherlands was established for preparation and holding of the event.
Within the framework of the event countries will exchange official visits on a higher level, economic delegations, and hold a number of cultural and social events.
As for the Republic of Tatarstan as one of Russian regions, a performance of M.Dhzalil Tatar academic state opera and ballet theatre will be held in Rotterdam in April within the framework of the Year of the Netherlands in Russia. In August 2013 representatives of Tatarstan will take part in annual Festival of national culture “Constellation of Russia” in the Netherlands.
A Dutch accordion duo “Toeac” will perform in June 2013 in Kazan. From September to November the exhibition “Return of Dutch orientalist Marius Bauer to Moscow” will be organized in State Museum of Fine Arts of the Republic of Tatarstan.
A solemn closing ceremony of the Year of the Netherlands in Russia will be held in Moscow in November 2013.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.