Rustam Minnikhanov invites Hong Kong businessmen to Tatarstan
17 April 2014, Thursday
On April 17 during the presentation of Tatarstan investment and scientific-technical potential in Hong Kong, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that global US, European and Turkish companies are successfully running their business in Tatarstan, where all conditions are provided for investors.
However, cooperation between Tatarstan and South Eastern Asia is not well developed yet, he noted.
“Main purpose of our trip is to present Tatarstan investment potential, tell about regional economy, and benefits provided for investors,” Tatarstan President said.
Rustam Minnikhanov briefly told about Tatarstan as one of economically developed regions in Russia that is among 5 federation entities by economic indicators. He continued that Hong Kong Trade Development Council and Tatarstan Investment Development Agency reached arrangements on signing the agreement on economic interaction.
Summing up, Rustam Minnikhanov invited Hong Kong businessmen to Tatarstan to study conditions for doing business and implementation of new projects in the republic.
Tatarstan Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Aide to Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Director General of OAO “Tatneft” Nail Maganov, and Director General of SEZ “Innopolis” Igor Nosov took part in the meeting.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials