Russia Today Office opens in Kazan soon. It was discussed in the course of Prime Minister’s meeting with Tatyana Burkaeva, Russia Today Marketing Director, and Aydar Aganin, Deputy Chief Editor of Rusiya Al-Yaum, Director of Arabic Broadcasting Directorate.
Tatarstan was also represented by Marat Muratov, Director General of the Mass Communications Agency “Tatmedia”, Andrey Kuzmin, the Head of RT Cabinet Press Service, Ilshat Aminov, Director General of the Television and Radio Company “Novy Vek” (TNV).
Rustam Minnikhanov and Tatyana Burkaeva discussed the possibility of Russia Today offices opening in the republic and further co-operation. According to Russia Today representatives, nowadays numerous events are taking place in the world and particularly in Russia. These events attract western audience attension. Arabic viewers show interest in Tatarstan.
Prime Minister noted, that Russia and its regions, and in particular the Republic of Tatarstan, are poorly represented in global information space. Often the information about an event is incomplete or misrepresented. The opening of Russia Today offices can improve the situation. The republic is ready to give necessary support, the Head of the Government said.
On 13 July, speaking at a regular meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with participation of the regional First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional First Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Food Lenar Garipov reported about situation with the crops, readiness of harvesting complex and forage conservation work.
On July 8, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, Head of the State Archive-Keeping Committee of Tatarstan Gulnara Gabdrakhmanova informed about the genealogy festival “Echoes of centuries in the history of the family”, which has been taking place under the patronage of the State Committee of the Republic for Archival Affairs since 2019. During the period of its existence, over 10,000 people took part in it.
On 3 July Tatarstan First Deputy Prime Minister Rustam Nigmatullin and the regional Minister for Youth Affairs Rinat Sadykov took part in a solemn ceremony of opening the shift “Time of young heroes” in the children’s recreation camp Chayka in Vysokaya Gora region of the republic. More than 250 kids from 15 regions of the republic are taking part in this shift which is held for the second time this year, and speaking at the ceremony, Rustam Nigmatullin said: “Such shifts facilitate development of desire of young people to make their country better, to be proud of it and to protect their families and friends. We lay great hopes on you as you are the ones to create history of our Fatherland. I am sure the shift will be interesting, bright and informative.”
On 2 June, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic held with all regions of the republic taking part in it via video conference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov told journalists about preparation and holding the International Agribusiness Exhibition AgroVolga and the current situation in the agribusiness.