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 May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
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.