Rustam Minnikhanov: Nomura institute deals with issues that are very urgent for Tatarstan
20 March 2014, Thursday
On March 20 during his working trip to Japan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov got familiar with projects implemented by Nomura research institute.
Board Chairman of Nomura Institute Akihisa Fujinuma said that 50-year history of the institute was connected with solving internal problems of Japan, but the company sees its future in dealing with global problems. In this respect cooperation with Russia is important for the institute.
Tatarstan President said that he was glad to discuss issues of cooperation with the institute.
Company’s official Aoi Fujita told about development of agricultural business in Japan.
Rustam Minnikhanov was interested in approaches of Japanese agricultural business. He believes that experience of Nomura institute in recovery of agricultural territories, increase of productivity of agricultural companies should be used in Tatarstan.
Japanese experience in territorial development was presented to Tatarstan delegation later on.
Senior consultant of Consulting Department in the sphere of industrial and infrastructural development Hideyuki Yamada told that Nomura institute supported implementation of projects on beach nourishment in Tokyo and reorganization of old industrial sites in Yokohama.
Summing up, Tatarstan President noted that harmonization of industry and infrastructure is also interesting for Tatarstan.
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.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.