Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Director General of ZAO “Argumenty I fakty” Denis Voronkov
10 December 2013, Tuesday
On December 10 at their meeting in Kazan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of ZAO “Argumenty I fakty” Denis Voronkov discussed prospects of information partnership in forming positive image of the Republic of Tatarstan in Russia, promotion of cultural heritage, tourist opportunities, healthy lifestyle and tolerance.
Denis Voronkov was interested in covering priority projects, such as Innopolis, Smart-City Kazan, and preparation for international competitions, World Aquatics Championship 2015 and Football Cup 2018 in Argumenty I fakty newspaper.
Regional Director of ZAO “Argumenty I fakty” Andrey Stepanov, Director General of OOO “Argumenty I fakty Kazan” Tatyana Abushakhmanova, Head of Regional Press and Mass Media Agency “Tatmedia” Irek Minnakhmetov, and Head of Tatarstan President’s Press Office Andrey Kuzmin took part in the meeting.
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