Rustam Minnikhanov arrives in Turkmenistan with official visit
26 April 2014, Saturday
On April 26 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in Turkmenistan with two-day official visit, was met by First Deputy Chairman of Turkmenistan Cabinet of Ministers Rashid Meredov, Ambassador of Russia to Turkmenistan Aleksandr Blokhin at Ashkhabad airport.
Tatarstan President is going to meet with Turkmenistan President Gurbanguly Berdymukhammedov, and hold negotiations where agreements on cooperation will be signed. In the afternoon Rustam Minnikhanov will meet with President of Turkish Republic Abdullah Gül.
On April 27 Rustam Minnikhanov will take part in Turkmen Racing Horse Festival.
Deputy Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Minister of Transport and Roads Lenar Safin, Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, OAO “Tatneft” Director General Nail Maganov, Board Chairman of OAO “Nizhnekamskneftekhim” Vladimir Busygin, and OAO “KAMAZ” Director General Sergey Kogogin are on Tatarstan delegation.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.