Governor of Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuivashev arrives in Kazan
20 June 2014, Friday
On June 20, Governor of Sverdlovsk region Evgeny Kuivashev, who arrived in Kazan with a working visit, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov at Kazan international airport.
The official delegation of Sverdlovsk region is staying in Kazan on June 20-21 to take part in meetings and negotiations of representatives of Sverdlovsk and Tatarstan regions.
On June 21, Evgeny Kuivashev will meet with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov at the Kazan Kremlin. An agreement on cooperation in trade-economic, scientific-technical, ecological, humanitarian and cultural spheres is to be signed between Tatarstan and Sverdlovsk region.
Members of the delegation will also visit some sports venues and take part in national Tatar holiday Sabantui.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
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.