Rustam Minnikhanov becomes a Presidium member of Economic Council under Russian President
1 November 2013, Friday
On November 1 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov became a Presidium member of the Economic Council under Russian President. The Presidium membership was approved by Russian President’s Order dated October, 31, 2013.
The Economic Council Presidium chaired by Vladimir Putin was established to deal with operational issues.
Among Presidium members are ex-minister of finance, Head of the Committee of civil initiatives Aleksei Kudrin, First Deputy Chairman of Russian Government Igor Shuvalov, Vice-premiers Arkady Dvorkovich and Olga Golodets, Aide to Russian President Aleksei Belousov, Chairman of the Central Bank Elvira Nabiullina, Minister of finance Anton Siluanov, Head of Ministry of Economic Development Aleksei Ulyukaev, Chairman of Accounts Chamber Tatyana Golikova, Head of Sberbank German Gref, Mayor of Moscow Sergei Sobyanin.
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
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