Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia Galym Orazbakov
23 December 2013, Monday
On December 23 at their meeting at a representative office of the Republic of Tatarstan in Moscow Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Ambassador of Kazakhstan to Russia Galym Orazbakov discussed further cooperation in certain areas.
Cooperation between Kazakhstan and Tatarstan is based on inter-governmental agreement about principles of trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation from April, 3, 1996, and Protocol on establishing inter-governmental commission. The decisions about opening Consulate General and trade representation of the Republic of Kazakhstan were made in 2012. On February 12, 2013 Consul General Nuskabai Askhat Zharlykasynovich received consular exequatur of Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. On July 5, 2013 the Consulate General of Kazakhstan Republic was opened in Kazan. It is also planned to open the trade representation of Kazakhstan and representative office of “Air Astana” company in Kazan.
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.
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.