Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan and Arkhangelsk region have potential for extended cooperation
1 November 2013, Friday
On November 1 at his meeting with Governor of Arkhangelsk region Igor Orlov Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan and Arkhangelsk region have potential for extended cooperation.
The meeting took place at OAO “PO “Sevmash” (Severodvinsk) within the framework of Rustam Minnikhanov's working visit to Arkhangelsk region.
Heads of regions signed the plane of measures on realization of Agreement on trade-economic, scientific-technical and socio-cultural cooperation between Tatarstan and Arkhangelsk region for 2013-2016.
The document stipulates cooperation in a number of industrial, agricultural, educational and cultural fields. Thus, the shipbuilding cluster of Pomorie and Zelenodolsk shipbuilding plant intends to mutually build passenger vessels with ice-strengthened hulls necessary for transportation of passengers to the most remote parts of the region. It will be useful for Arkhangelsk region and Tatarstan to exchange the experience in the sphere of innovative machine-building projects. OAO “Kamgesenergostroy”, which is located in Agryz municipal region in Tatarstan, is ready to share its experience in wood-processing and house-building.
“Arkhangelsk region has a number of agreements with other Russian regions. But the document that we signed today is the most extended and important. Our regions have a promising future in the sphere of shipbuilding, house-building and innovative technologies. We will also be able to make progress in cultural cooperation. There is the island city of Sviyazhsk in Tatarstan and Solovki in Arkhangelsk region,” Igor Orlov said.
“We have potential for extended cooperation. Pomorie needs Tatarstan oil-refining and petrochemical products and we need Arkhangelsk cellulose. The enterprises of the regions have been successfully cooperating. For example, the contractor from our republic takes part in modernization of airport complex in Arkhangelsk,” Rustam Minnikhanov continued.
Tatarstan President focused on long-term cultural relations between two regions. He reminded about the powerful Tatar diaspora in Arkhangelsk. Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the special institute, which is engaged in training of government and municipal management employees, was created at Kazan Federal University and invited the Arkhangelsk party to come to study in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov also noted the role of the large Severodvinsk shipbuilding complex in strengthening the country’s defense potential.
Later, Tatarstan delegation saw the construction process of the multi-role nuclear attack submarine “Kazan”, which was laid at “Sevmash” in 2009.
Using materials of Arkhangelsk Region Governor's Press Office
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.