Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working trip in Arkhangelsk region
1 November 2013, Friday
On November 1 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Arkhangelsk with a working visit, was met by Governor of Arkhangelsk region Igor Orlov, Chairman of regional Tatar national and cultural autonomy Rim Kalimullin at Arkhangelsk airport.
Upon arrival Rustam Minnikhanov went to Severodvinsk where the Plan of measures on realization of Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical and socio-cultural cooperation was signed between Tatarstan and Arkhangelsk Governments.
Later on the same day, Rustam Minnikhanov and Igor Orlov took part in a meeting of Tatarstan and Arkhangelsk officials. Tatarstan President also looked around the exposition at Sevmash Production Association museum.
Tatarstan President was accompanied by Director General of OAO “Ak Bars Holding Company” Ivan Egorov, and Director General of OAO Zelenodolsk shipbuilding plant Renat Mistakhov.
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.