Tatarstan delegation visits World Trade Centre Free Zone in Montevideo
14 July 2014, Monday
On July 14, Tatarstan delegation led by the President Rustam Minnikhanov visited World Trade Centre Free Zone in Montevideo, Uruguay.
WTC Commercial Director Mario Tucci and Tatarstan President discussed use of intelligent technologies upon rendering services via free economic zones, technology parks and innovative sites. Rustam Minnikhanov invited Uruguay partners to Tatarstan to learn more about Kazan and Naberezhnye Chelny IT parks, Innopolis, and Smart City Kazan.
Tatarstan President noted that besides traditional real sectors of economy such as automotive and aircraft industry, ship building and helicopter engineering, agriculture and oil refining, it is important to develop new spheres, in particular, IT, telecommunications and robotics. These sectors offer Tatarstan and Uruguay partners opportunities for implementation of mutually beneficial projects, Rustam Minnikhanov added.
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.