Rustam Minnikhanov asks to continue working on import substitution in Tatarstan oil-gas and chemical industry
27 August 2014, Wednesday
On August 27, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a board session of OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding”.
Head of Volga Department of Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision Boris Petrov told about holding of All-Russia seminar on state control at chemical and petrochemical facilities and session of the section of research and technical council of Russian Federal Service for Ecological, Technical and Atomic Supervision in Kazan on September 3-5.
Director General of OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” Rafinat Yarullin told about priority petrochemical projects implemented in Tatarstan. By the order of Rustam Minnikhanov, the list of products by 300 positions was made and given to Tatarstan research centres for consideration.
Rustam Minnikhanov said that we should use the current international situation to the benefit of domestic industry, and suggested regional enterprises giving the information to OAO “Tatneftekhiminvest-holding” and Ministry of Industry and Trade for further consideration by Tatarstan Government.
Lakko paint manufacturer that was opened at Himgrad technopolis made presentation of their products at the session. In this regard, Rustam Minnikhanov said that full production of high-quality paints should be established in Tatarstan.
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.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
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.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .