Rustam Minnikhanov meets with delegation of Majlis of Crimean Tatars
25 April 2014, Friday
On April 25 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with delegation of Crimean Tatars visiting the republic.
Deputy Chairman of Majlis Akhtem Chiigoz, Deputy Chairman of Majlis Nariman Dzhelyalov, Head of Bakhchisarai region Ilmi Umerov, TURKSOI Secretary General Dusen Kaseinov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international activity Radik Gimatdinov, Tatarstan Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin took part in the meeting at the Kazan Kremlin.
Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed members of the delegation on the threshold of opening of the year “Kazan – cultural capital of Turkic world 2014”, and noted that Turkic world is playing more important role today, and Tatars have a significant place there.
“Maintaining identity is very important for us. In the process of globalization minor peoples are losing their culture and languages. We can slow down and stop these processes together,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
He also noted that accession of the Republic of Crimea to the Russian Federation was unexpected, and today Crimean Tatars should establish a constructive dialogue with Russian leadership, and become a part of Russian multi-ethnic state. “Tatarstan is ready to help,” Rustam Minnikhanov summarized.
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.