Tatarstan foresters celebrate their professional holiday
21 September 2013, Saturday
On September 21 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Forestry Nail Magdeev took part in a solemn event dated to the Day of forester at Tatar state drama and comedy theatre.
Opening the event, Ildar Khalikov said that much attention has always been paid to forest industry in Tatarstan. He added that colleagues from other Russian regions and foreign countries come to Tatarstan to adopt practices of the industry workers.
Ildar Khalikov thanked workers of forest industry for saving forests in fire hazardous periods and creating fire safety system that will help to protect forests for many years.
Prime Minister also reminded about opening of woodworking centre in Sabinsky region, and thanked workers of forest industry for their help in preparation for Universiade.
Minister of Forestry Nail Magdeev said that Tatarstan forest industry has a lot to be proud of. He also noted that due to Tatarstan President’s assignment workers of Tatarstan forest industry could take part in restoration of Staro-Tatarskaya sloboda in the historic part of Kazan city.
Ildar Khalikov and Nail Magdeev presented several awards of the Federal Forestry Agency, Tatarstan Government and Tatarstan Forestry Ministry during the solemn event.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.