Ilnar Girfanov becomes new Chairman of Tatarstan branch of Association of Lawyers of Russia
21 August 2014, Thursday
On August 21, at a conference of the Association of Lawyers of Russia it was announced that Ilnar Girfanov became new Chairman of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia.
“There are many associations in Russia, but the Association of Lawyers stands apart. It is a big professional and official organization,” Tatarstan Prime Minister, Chairman of the Guardian Board of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Lawyers of Russia Ildar Khalikov said.
He reminded participants of the conference that Tatarstan branch was founded in 2007, and 464 lawyers are members of the association. By and large, the Association of Lawyers of Russia comprises 30, 000 members. New branches opened in Crimea and Sevastopol this year.
Ildar Khalikov introduced Ilnar Girfanov, new Chairman of Tatarstan branch, who was Chairman of Tatarstan branch of the Association of Young Lawyers and Co-Founder of regional branch of “Young Russia” party.
Also, members of the Board of Tatarstan branch of the Association were elected at the conference.
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.