Ildar Khalikov: "Tatarstan and Crimea have opportunity to renew cooperation"
8 April 2014, Tuesday
On April 8 Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Administrative Office Asgat Safarov, Vice-Premier - Chief of Staff of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers Shamil Gafarov, Vice-Premier – Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov took part in a meeting on cooperation with Crimea in Bakhchisarai.
Ildar Khalikov thanked Crimean colleagues for hospitality, and reminded that Tatarstan is rendering patronage assistance to Bakhchisarai region. He noted that Tatarstan and Crimea are united by historical and cultural relations.
Ildar Khalikov told about social and economic development of Tatarstan and experience the region is willing to share with Crimea. In particular, cooperation may be established in medical industry, and education. Our national educational system may be interesting for Crimea, he added.
Cooperation may also be developed in scientific sphere, first of all, in conducting historical research.
Speaking about cooperation in the sphere of culture, Ildar Khalikov invited Crimean creative teams to gala concert “Sozvezdie”.
“Our task today is to establish contacts. Tatarstan ministers will receive contact details of their Crimean colleagues to define cooperation areas.
Ildar Khalikov asked Shamil Gafarov to work out organisation of electronic interaction with Bakhchisarai region, and video conference between Tatarstan and Crimea. Head of Tatarstan Government noted that the republic is willing to share all software products developed for public and municipal administration on a free-of-charge basis.
Tatarstan Prime Minister will also take part in a meeting on rendering material and methodological assistance to Crimean municipalities chaired by Vice-Premier of Russian Government Dmitry Kozak in Simferopol.
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.