On April 14 upon his arrival in China, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Urumqi, the administrative centre of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Business itinerary of the visit will start tomorrow from Urumchi innovative and economic development zone, where Rustam Minnikhanov will present economic potential of the Republic of Tatarstan to businessmen of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
Rustam Minnikhanov will also meet with Zhang Chunxian, a member of Political Bureau of the Central Committee of Communist Party of China, Secretary of the party committee of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, sign several agreements on cooperation, visit main Urumchi enterprises, and meet with members of Tatar community of Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region.
On April 16 Tatarstan delegation will head for Beijing.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international activity Radik Gimatdinov, OAO “Tatneft” Director General Nail Maganov, OAO “TAIF” Board Chairman Rustem Sulteev, OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” Director General Rafinat Yarullin, Chairman of Tatartsan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev are on Tatarstan delegation.
On 9 June upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Russian Minister for Foreign Affairs Sergey Lavrov was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin.
In Kazan Sergey Lavrov will take part in a meeting of the Council of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of State-Participants of the Collective Security Treaty Organization (CSTO).
On 5 May, speaking at a regular meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin informed that currently 63 school catering units are under repairs with the amount of work completed reaching 15 per cent.
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.