On October 24 within the framework of the session of Russian Military-industrial commission Vice-Premier of Russian Government Dmitry Rogozin, First Vice-Premier of Belarus Sergei Semashko, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov visited some Tatarstan enterprises and institutions of professional education.
The first object they visited was KAPO-Composit plant, a joint enterprise created within the framework of the programme of the United Aircraft Corporation. Production facilities and items made of composite materials were presented to members of the delegation. A prospective project of an engineering centre “KAI-laser” was presented at training production centre Gorbunov KAPO.
Rector of Kazan Technical University Albert Gilmutdinov said that main tasks of the centre are technical re-equipment of Tatarstan and Russian engineering industry, development of technologies, engineering support of existing small and medium-size enterprises. New laser machines produced by IPG Photonics company and samples of ready-made items were shown to Dmitry Rogozin. Staff training projects for aviation industry implemented by Kazan Technical University, Gorbunov KAPO and other enterprises were also presented to members of Military-industrial commission.
In Zelenodolsk town Dmitry Rogozin took part in laying of the foundation stone of new house for workers of Gorky plant. He congratulated them on important event in their life and thanked for excellent quality of work.
Ildar Khalikov, in his turn, thanked Dmitry Rogozin for defence order for Tatarstan industry.
The system of professional training for specialists of Zelenodolsk Gorky plant was presented to Dmitry Rogozin at the plant’s training centre.
While visiting production facilities, Dmitry Rogozin was told about the plan of technical re-equipment of the plant and modernization programme.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials