Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov takes part in XVIII St. Petersburg international economic forum
23 May 2014, Friday
On May 23, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov arrived in St. Petersburg to take part in XVIII St. Petersburg international economic forum (May 22-24, Lenexpo). This year the forum is dedicated to the topic “Sustaining confidence in a world undergoing transformation”.
In the morning Ildar Khalikov took part in a panel session “The national rating of Russian regions: initial results”, met with Secretary General of the Ministry of Economy of North Rhine – Westphalia Gunter Khorcetski to discuss further cooperation in a number of projects, and Managing Director of Euromoney group Neil Osborn.
In the afternoon Ildar Khalikov took part in a plenary session of St. Petersburg international economic forum “Sustaining confidence in a world undergoing transformation”, where Russian President Vladimir Putin and invited heads of states and governments delivered their speeches.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.