Rustam Minnikhanov and Olga Golodets visit WorldSkills Russia competitions in Kazan
16 May 2014, Friday
On May 16, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Vice-Premier Olga Golodets, Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Vice-Premier – Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov visited sites of WorldSkills Russia competitions that will be held in Kazan on May 16-20.
The honoured guests looked around the sites and saw the equipment to be used by young specialists during the next four days for showing their skills in 38 professions.
Some displays were fitted with equipment of Tatarstan companies. For example, OAO Tatneft provided equipment for foremen drillers.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Director of the Fund “The Institute of Development of Tatarstan Cities” Nailya Nagumanova informed about preparation to the implementation of the Our Yard programme in the republic.