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 May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.