Tatarstan President: "Produce of Tatarstan enterprises may be in-demand in Myanmar"
23 September 2013, Monday
On September 23 at his meeting with Head of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry Win Aung Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that helicopters, trucks, and other produce of machine-building complex be in-demand in Myanmar.
The meeting was held during the working trip of Tatarstan President to Myanmar.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the receiving party for an opportunity to visit Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry. He stated that currently trade and economic relations between Tatarstan and Myanmar are not developed, though in the past Kazan helicopters plant delivered 19 helicopters to Myanmar.
Rustam Minnikhanov believes that deliveries of helicopters may be continued, and KAMAZ can also produce a wide range of trucks for civil and military purposes for Myanmar. Cooperation may also be developing in the sphere of mining industry and gas transportation.
Tatarstan President continued that Chambers of Commerce and Industry play an important role in development of trade and economic relations.
Chairman of Myanmar Chamber of Commerce and Industry said that participation of Tatarstan President in development of international relations between Myanmar and Russia is very important.
Prospects of cooperation between Tatarstan and Myanmar were discussed at the meeting.
Myanmar Minister of Commerce Win Myint, Minister of Finance and revenue Win Shein, Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev and Ambassador of Russia to Myanmar Vasily Pospelov took part in the event.
On 31 January, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin reported that capital overhaul of nine school in eight municipalities of the republic has started.
On 28 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in an extended joint meeting of the Main Directorate of Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan and a collegium of the Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disaster Response of the republic which summarized results of work of the territorial subsystem of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the republic in 2025 and set tasks for 2026.
In his keyword report the Head of the Main Directorate Irek Kadamov informed that there were 3 758 man-caused fires in the republic which killed 128 people and injured 177. Through joint efforts, we have managed to reduce the number of man-caused fires by more than 10%, the number of injured by 12 per cent, however the number of killed increased by 13 people, he said.
On 28 January at a ceremony held as a part of a meeting summarizing results of work of the territorial subsystem of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the republic in 2025 and setting tasks for 2026, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Head of the Main Directorate of Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan Irek Kadamov handed in keys for 24 new fire and rescue vehicles purchased at the expense of the regional budget to units of the Directorate and Tatarstan Emergencies Ministry.
On 27 January, speaking at an extended meeting of the Tatarstan Prosecutor’s Office which summarized results of work of the Office for 2025 and set tasks for strengthening law and order in 2026 and which was held with participation of Russian Deputy General Prosecutor Nikoly Shishkin and the Chief Federal Inspector for the republic Viktor Demidov, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin thanked employees of the Office for good work and high professionalism.