Rustam Minnikhanov: “Tatarstan and Orenburg region are neighbours and cooperate in many spheres”
29 May 2013, Wednesday
Answering journalists’ questions in Mustafino village (Orenburg region), where he came to take part in opening of the museum complex named after Musa Dzhalil, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan and Orenburg region are neighbours and cooperate in trade-economic, cultural, educational and social spheres.
Rustam Minnikhanov told about the meeting with Tatars and thanked the leadership of the region for providing necessary conditions for preservation of their culture. He continued that Tatarstan and Orenburg region are Russian leading industrial centres and the main task of two regions is to expand their trade and economic relations.
Governor of Orenburg region Yuri Berg told journalists that cooperation between municipalities situated at the border with Tatarstan Republic was discussed at the meeting with Rustam Minnikhanov.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.