Tatarstan President meets with Chairman of Pakistan Senate
2 October 2013, Wednesday
On October 2 within the framework of V international investment forum Kazansummit Tatarstan President met with Chairman of Pakistan Senate Saeed Nayyar Husein Bohari.
Welcoming Chairman of Pakistan Senate, Rustam Minnikhanov wished Pakistan delegation to enjoy their visit to Kazan. He noted that Tatarstan and Pakistan have experience in trade and economic relations, and offered cooperation in mechanical engineering and oil industries. Tatarstan President also mentioned culture and education as potential spheres of cooperation.
Saeed Nayyar Husein Bohari noted that Tatarstan is an important Russia region and Kazansummit is a good place to develop relations between OIC countries. He invited Tatarstan delegation to Pakistan.
Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov thanked members of Pakistan delegation for participation in all Kazansummit forums and hoped that this year the forum will favour strengthening of cooperation between Russia and Pakistan.
Vice-speaker of the Federation Council Ilyas Umakhanov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov took part in the 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.