Tatarstan priority economic projects presented to Sergey Naryshkin
29 November 2013, Friday
On November 29 Tatarstan priority economic projects were presented to Chairman of Russian State Duma Sergey Naryshkin, who arrived in Kazan to take part in a public forum “Eurasian economic integration: achievements and problems” (Kazan, Korston hotel).
Sergey Naryshkin, Head of Rossotrudnichestvo Konstantin Kosachev, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin looked over the exposition.
Tatarstan Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov told about development of innovative platforms, and technoparks.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov told about “Smart-City Kazan” project, its development, and cooperation with potential investors.
Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov presented Innopolis project focusing on transport accessibility, and use of global architectural solutions.
Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, in his turn, reported on development of transport infrastructure, construction of Sviyazhsk multi-modal logistics centre, and international transport corridor “Europe-West China”.
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