Tatarstan Government is interested in cooperation with “Yokogawa Electric International” Company
26 November 2008, Wednesday
Rustam Minnikhanov met with Teruyoshi Minaki, the President of “Yokogawa Electric International” Company.
RT Prime Minister confirmed that Tatarstan Government is interested in cooperation with the company. He supposes that opening of “Yokogawa technical center” in Kazan proves this fact. Opening of Decision-making Center will be the next step.
Teruyoshi Minaki thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for rendered trust. He also reminded that “Yokogawa Electric International” is the general contractor on automation of petrochemical and oil-refinery enterprises in Nizhnekamsk (“TANEKO” JSC project). The company is also ready to take part in such great projects as the Complex for production of ammonia, methanol and granulated carbamide in Mendeleevsk (“Ammoniy” JSC project), Complex for refinery of oil heavy still bottoms in Nizhnekamsk (“TAIF-NK” JSC project).
Nowadays petrochemistry is the most important sphere for Tatarstan economy. In the nearest future it’s planned to refine hydrocarbon raw materials 20 million tones in number (for today the number is 7 million tones).
“Though the situation in world economic market restrains our plans the program will be realized”, - Rustam Minnikhanov announced .
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.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.