Agreement on cooperation in 2014-2016 signed between Tatarstan and OAO “Russian railways”
29 January 2014, Wednesday
On January 29 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Head of Gorky railways, the branch of OAO “Russian railways” Anatoly Lesun signed agreement on cooperation between Tatarstan and OAO “Russian railways” in 2014-2016.
The agreement implies cooperation in the sphere of railway transport, development of passenger, suburban and freight transportation services, implementation of investment projects on organisation of circular railway routes, transport hubs and construction of high-speed railway line “Moscow-Kazan-Ekaterinburg”.
Before signing the agreement, Ildar Khalikov said that Tatarstan economy is developing and a number of ambitious investment projects are being implemented. He noted that OAO “Russian railways” was a big infrastructure investor during preparation for summer Universiade.
Tatarstan Minister of Transport Lenar Safin told about prospects of joint activity under the agreement.
Speaking at the meeting, Anatoly Lesun focused on ensuring traffic safety at railway-highways crossings.
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.