On August 11, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited new painting finishing department of Kazan helicopters plant to see new modern equipment that was installed in the department, including seven paint drying units, special boxes to prepare helicopter coating for painting, equipment for automated control of temperature-humidity regime.
On August 11, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin visited technopolis “Himgrad” to get familiar with the current state and development prospects.
On August 11, SPE "Tasma" launched new prospective production line in Kazan. The company with 80 years of history has developed production of heat-shrink barrier film. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn launching ceremony. Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister - Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov, Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin, Head of the Executive Committee of Kazan Denis Kalinkin also attended the ceremony.
On August 10, at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov of the republic reported that as of August 10, 545,000 hectares or 34 per cent of the harvested area have been thrashed in Tatarstan. The croppage makes 1,234,000 tonnes of grain, including 494,700 tonnes of winter wheat.
On August 10, at a regional meeting held by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin told that major repair works are underway in multi-apartment houses in 40 municipal regions.
On August 9, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Minister of Construction Yury Alyashev, Chairman of Tatarstan Labour Union Federation Tatyana Vodopyanova, Head of Almetievsk region Mazit Salikhov, HR and Social Development Deputy Director General of OAO Tatneft Rustam Mukhamadeev, deputy of State Council Nikolay Kolgin took part in opening of a modern children’s development centre №2 “Planet of childhood” in Almetievsk.
On August 9, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Commander of Long-Range Aviation of Russia Igor Khvorov, Executive Vice-President of United Aircraft Corporation Aleksandr Tulyakov, Head of Kazan executive committee Denis Kalinkin and Kazan dwellers took part in aviation holiday “I choose sky” at Kazan aircraft plant.
Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical, social and cultural cooperation was signed between Tatarstan and Kamchatka region in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The document was signed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Kamchatka region Vladimir Ilyukhin.
On August 8, in Kazan, FINA President Julio Maglione, Aide to Russian President Igor Levitin, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, President of the Russian Diving Federation Aleksey Vlasenko and other officials took part in a solemn opening ceremony of the first FINA High Diving World Cup held in the city. The competitions will take place on the Kazanka river embankment near the Kazan Kremlin and Palace of farmers.
On August 8, Tatarstan State Counsellor, Chairman of Trustees Board of “Revival” Regional Foundation Mintimer Shaimiev met with ICOMOS experts Susan Denyer (Great Britain) and Alkiviades Prepis (Greece) within the framework of promotion of Sviyazhsk in UNESCO World Heritage List.