Rustam Minnikhanov: “We are willing to find new partners and establish contacts at Sochi forum”
28 September 2013, Saturday
On September 28 in his interview at the forum “Sohi-2013” Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the forum is a good venue for business meetings and establishment of new contacts. He noted that this year Tatarstan presents innovative engineering projects.
He told that KAI-laser engineering centre is being established win cooperation with IPG Photonics, the world’s leader in production of fiber lasers. Products of “Eidos” medical company that produces medical training devices are in demand abroad and in Russia.
Rustam Minnikhanov informed that he had already met with Mr Vekselberg and officials of French companies. He added that Sochi forum is a good place for meetings and communication.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.