Rustam Minnikhanov speaks at session of National Anti-Terrorist Committee
11 June 2013, Tuesday
On June 11 during his working trip to Moscow Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov participated in a session of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee dedicated to readiness of forces and facilities for ensuring anti-terrorist safety during 27th World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.
According to Chairman of the National Anti-Terrorist Committee and Director of the Federal Security Service Aleksandr Bortnikov, concentration of efforts on priority activities, interaction of all structures participating in ensuring of anti-terrorist safety during World Student Games are necessary on the final stage of preparation for Universiade. He continued that anti-terrorist drill exercises and complex trainings held in Tatarstan enable practicing control of operations in case of possible terrorist threats.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, in his turn, said that preparation for summer Universiade is carried out in a stable social and political atmosphere and is controlled by governmental authorities and law enforcement agencies. He briefly told about readiness of sports venues and infrastructure, and anti-terrorist security of Universiade objects.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.