On August 30 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov presented awards to laureates of Gabdulla Tukai State Prizes. The event was traditionally held on the Day of the Republic.
Welcoming the guests of the ceremony, Tatarstan President congratulated them on the Day of the Republic and the Day of the City. “It is an honour for me to award Tukai State Prizes which has been already presented to 193 laureates over 55 years,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.
Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev and other honorable guests presented Tukai prizes to laureates 2013.
In 2013 high awards were presented to People’s Artist Ilyas Aidarov, Honored Worker of Culture of the Republic of Tatarstan Nabira Bichkurova, People’s Actress of Tatarstan and Russia Alsu Gainullina, People’s Artist of Tatarstan Sofia Kuzminykh, and Honored Art Worker of Tatartsan, composer Shamil Timerbulatov.
Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibgatullin took part in the event.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
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.