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 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
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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.
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