NEWS

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov gave task to render financial aid to families of dead and injured in fire at Admiral shopping center in Kazan on March 11, 2015. 1 million roubles will be allocated to families of the dead. 200-400 thousand roubles will be provided to citizens of the Russian Federation, who got injured in the fire. Free medical aid will be rendered to foreign citizens who got injured. Families of foreign citizens will have compensation of costs for transportation of the bodies of the dead.

On March 11, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting at the fire scene at the Admiral shopping center, where he instructed the security agencies to conduct a thorough investigation into the cause of the fire.

On March 11, speaking at a briefing at Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers, Deputy Head of Kazan Executive Committee for external improvement Igor Kulyazhev said that as much as 300 million roubles are planned to allocate from Tatarstan budget to improve parks and squares in Kazan. Tatarstan Forestry Minister Almas Nazirov, Aide to Tatarstan President Olesya Baltusova and Aide to Tatarstan President on parks and squares Natalya Fishman took part in the meeting as well.

On March 10, at their meeting in Tabriz Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is on a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and governor of East Azerbaijan Province Esmaeil Jabbarzade discussed cooperation between the two republics in such fields as information technology, oil production and refining, field development, education, tourism.