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On April 23, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Aide to Russian President Andrey Fursenko, State Secretary- Deputy Minister of Economic Development Oleg Fomichev, CEO of Russian Venture Capital Association Albina Nikkonen, Director General of “Russian venture company” Igor Agamirzyan, Director of the state non-profit organization “Investment and venture fund of the Republic of Tatarstan” Ainur Aideldinov took part in the XV Russian and X Kazan venture fairs in Kazan.

On April 23, at a session of heads of committees of the Association of innovative regions of Russia that was held within the framework of the XV Russian and X Kazan venture fairs, Acting Tatarstan President and Chairman of the association Rustam Minnikhanov said that regions-members of the Association of innovative regions of Russia should intensify work on realization of cluster initiatives.

On April 22, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Board Chairman of OAO “Gasprom” Aleksei Miller, Director General of OAO “KAMAZ” Sergey Kogogin, Director General of OOO “Gasprom transgas Kazan” Rafkat Kantyukov took part in a meeting “On developing the market of natural gas fuel in Russia and expansion of the range of natural gas-powered vehicles” at KAMAZ automaker in Naberezhnye Chelny.

On April 22, Board Chairman of OAO “Gasprom” Aleksei Miller came to Naberezhnye Chelny to take part in solemn launching of production of KAMAZ compressed natural gas trucks. He was accompanied by Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Director General of OAO “KAMAZ” Sergey Kogogin, and Head of executive committee of Naberezhnye Chelny Nail Magdeev.

On April 22, during his working trip to the Republic of Tatarstan, Deputy Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Rogozin visited the exhibition of modern equipment for specialists of the Ministry of Emergency Situations and saw presentation of hardware-software system “Safe city” at Crisis Management Centre in Kazan.

On April 22, during his working trip to Nizhnekamsk region (Tatarstan), Acting President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Nizhnekamskneftehim petrochemical company, isoprene monomer producing plant, and took part in solemn putting into service of the fourth rubber separation and drying unit “Welding” at butyl rubber manufacturing plant.

On April 21, Deputy Chairman of the Council of ministers of the Republic of Cuba, co-chairman of Russia-Cuba Interdepartmental commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation Ricardo Cabrisas accompanied by Prime Minister of the republic Ildar Khalikov visited Crisis Management Center of Chief Directorate of Russian Ministry of Emergency Situations in Tatarstan.

On April 21, at the Kazan Kremlin, at his meeting with Deputy Chairman of the Council of ministers of the Republic of Cuba, co-chairman of Russia-Cuba Interdepartmental commission on trade-economic and scientific-technical cooperation Ricardo Cabrisas, Interim President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan is ready to share its experience in the sphere of creation and development of innovative sites and special economic zones with Cuba.

On April 21, at Tatarstan Government House, Interim Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the finalists of the Personnel Reserve project.