Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in 48th session of State Council of the 4th convocation
13 February 2014, Thursday
On February 13 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the 48th session of State Council of the 4th convocation.
A bill to amend the Family Code of the Republic of Tatarstan was passed in its first reading. Deputy Tatarstan Prime Minister – Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov explained that the bill, in particular, was drafted to bring the Tatarstan Family Code to conformity with a new version of the Federal Law “On Education of the Russian Federation” and Tatarstan Law “On Education” in terms of terminology.
Human Rights Commissioner Sariya Saburskaya made a report on observance of human and citizen rights and liberties in Tatarstan.
Chairman of Tatarstan State Council Committee on Social Policy Svetlana Zakharova reported on a federal bill on prohibition of adoption of children by foreigners. She noted that the bill became the subject of serious discussion.
Tatarstan has positive experience in taking in children to adoptive families, including foreign ones. Svetlana Zakharova recommended the State Council not to support the federal bill. After voting it was decided not to promote the offered bill.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.