Tatarstan President meets with Singapore Vice-Premier
22 June 2013, Saturday
On June 22 at a meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with Singapore delegation led by Vice-Premier and Minster of Finances Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science and Educare company signed Memorandum on cooperation, and Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communication and Singapore Committee on international trade signed Memorandum on mutual understanding.
Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed members of Singapore delegation saying that Singapore and Tatarstan are united by long-term relations and a number of joint projects. Republican officials take part in sessions of Russian-Singapore intergovernmental commission headed by Tharman Shanmugaratnam and Igor Shuvalov, Tatarstan delegation always visits Russian-Singapore Business Forum.
Tatarstan President continued that relations with Singapore gave impetus to development of “Electronic Government”, Innopolis project, and the whole IT industry.
Rustam Minnikhanov focused on cooperation in educational sphere and the professional development programme for teachers Educare that was very efficient. He invited Singapore companies for establishment of joint enterprises in Tatarstan.
Tharman Shanmugaratnam shared his impressions about Kazan noting that it is a wonderful city for life and work. He continued that republican leadership is willing to adopt best world practices and has gained wide experience in maintaining interethnic stability.
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.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.