Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Autonomous Republic of Crimea
5 March 2014, Wednesday
On March 5 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in the Autonomous Republic of Crimea with a working visit to meet with the local leadership.
Earlier today, Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with Chairman of the Verkhovna Rada of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Vladimir Konstantinov.
Tatarstan President will also meet with Chairman of Council of Ministers of the Autonomous Republic of Crimea Sergey Aksenov and Chairman of Mejlis Refat Chubarev.
It is expected that Rustam Minnikhanov will visit the Cathedral Mosque in Simferopol and discuss the situation in the Crimea with Chairman of the Council of Elders of the Crimean Tatar people Gilshat Ilyasov.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.
On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
On 4 December Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Gafarov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, took part in a strategic session on the establishment of an inter-university campus in the republic being held at the Kazan Aircraft University on 4-6 December with participation of more than 100 people and more than 40 experts in politics, economy, science, education and industry from all over Russia.
On 1 December Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in N.I. Lobachevsky Prize and Medal Award Ceremony held in Kazan Federal University and handed in the award to the Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, Chief Researcher of the St. Petersburg Department of Steklov Mathematical Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences Sergei Ivanov who was awarded for the outstanding achievements in fundamental and applied mathematics.