Tatarstan President meets with delegations of countries of Turkic world
25 April 2014, Friday
On April 25 at his meeting with delegations taking part in opening of the year “Kazan – cultural capital of Turkic world 2014” at the Kazan Kremlin, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov thanked guests for their visit to Kazan as the capital of Turkic world, and noted that this status is very important for the city.
In particular, Tatarstan President met with Azerbaijan delegation led by Chairman of Azerbaijan Commission on Cultural Issues Nizami Jafarov, Kazakhstan delegation led by Deputy Minister of Culture Zhanai Omarov, Ambassador of Turkmenistan to Russia Berdymurad Redzhepov, and representatives of several Russian regions taking part in opening of the year “Kazan – cultural capital of Turkic world 2014”.
Tatarstan President believes that the role of Turkic world is becoming more important today, and regional leadership pays much attention to development of relations with countries – members of TURKSOI.
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.