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 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
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.