Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Barcelona (Spain)
18 July 2013, Thursday
On July 18 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Barcelona (Spain) with a two-day working visit (July 18-19, 2013). During his stay in Barcelona Rustam Minnikhanov will visit a number of innovation objects, logistics parks, and other infrastructural platforms.
In particular, Frank logistics and industrial zone, Mercabarna agricultural park of Barcelona, intermodal logistics service center (ZAL) of Barcelona Port, 22@ Barcelona innovation district will be toured.
The main purpose of Tatarstan President’s working visit is participation in the opening ceremony of the 15th FINA World Championship. The event will be held at Palau Sant Jordi stadium, one of the largest Barcelona sports venues, tomorrow, on July 19.
To the point, Kazan will host the 16th FINA World Championship in 2015 (July 17-31, 2015).
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.