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 12 January, congratulating employees of the prosecutor’s office with their professional holiday - Day of the employee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation- Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin wrote in his address:
“For more than three centuries the prosecutor's office has been the guardian of state and public security as well as constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of our country.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.