Memorandum of understanding was signed in the House of Government between OJSC “Tatneft”, National Oil Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Mostazafan Foundation
18 October 2008, Saturday
Memorandum of understanding was signed today in the House of Government between OJSC “Tatneft”, National Oil Company of the Islamic Republic of Iran and Mostazafan Foundation.
The document was signed in the course of the meeting of RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov and Seifollah Jashnsaz, Deputy Minister of Oil of the Islamic Republic of Iran, Director of National Oil Company of Iran (NIOC).
The Memorandum will give the oil producing company OJSC “Tatneft” opportunity to get to the Iranian oil market. It also will clear the way for further mutually beneficial co-operation.
The Republic of Tatarstan was represented by Shafagat Takhautdinov, Director General of OJSC “Tataneft”, Rais Khisamov, Deputy Director General of OJSC “Tataneft”, Iskander Muflikhanov, Aide to the Prime Minister on Foreign Economic Affairs, Rinat Sabirov, Aid to the Prime Minister on Oil, Gaz and Chemical Complex.
The Islamic Republic of Iran was represented by Mohammad Forozande, the President of Mostazafan Foundation, Reza Baghban Kondori, Iran’s Consul General in Kazan, Ali Reza Zeighami, board member of NIOC, Managing Director of the Central Oil Fields Company of Iran.
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.