Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrives with working visit in Hanoi
8 September 2014, Monday
On September 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived in the Socialist Republic of Hanoi with two-day working visit (September 8-9), met management of the Ministry of Education and Training of Vietnam.
Cooperation in the sphere of education and science, development of teacher exchange programmes, and increase of the number of students studying at Vietnam and Tatarstan higher educational institutions were discussed at the meeting.
Later on the same day, Rustam Minnikhanov met management of the Ministry of Industry and Trade.
During his visit Rustam Minnikhanov will also meet businessmen, management of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry, visit Russian-Vietnamese Tropical research and technological center.
In the afternoon Rustam Minnikhanov will meet representatives of the Vietnam union of organizations for friendship with foreign countries.
On September 9, Tatarstan President and his party will visit Hoa Lac high technology park (Hanoi).
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
In his address on the occasion of the Russian Science Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated scientists, researchers and lecturers of the republic with the event and wrote: “Science has always been and remains one of the main driving forces of progress and foundation for the development of economy, social sphere and education. Due to your talent, work and dedication to your vocation Tatarstan occupies the leading positions in many scientific spheres starting from petrochemical and IT technologies to biotechnologies and materials engineering. Today, based on glorious traditions of Russian and Tatarstan scientists, you are making a substantial contribution into ensuring scientific and technological sovereignty of Russia and solve the most important tasks of import replacement, digitalization and sustainable development.
On February 3, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of opening XXI All-Russia competitions in fire-rescue sports for the Cup of the Tatarstan Prime Minister, held in the gym of the Chief Department of the Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan with participation of 21 teams from various regions of Russia - a total of about 430 people.
On 31 January, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin reported that capital overhaul of nine school in eight municipalities of the republic has started.
On 28 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in an extended joint meeting of the Main Directorate of Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan and a collegium of the Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disaster Response of the republic which summarized results of work of the territorial subsystem of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the republic in 2025 and set tasks for 2026.
In his keyword report the Head of the Main Directorate Irek Kadamov informed that there were 3 758 man-caused fires in the republic which killed 128 people and injured 177. Through joint efforts, we have managed to reduce the number of man-caused fires by more than 10%, the number of injured by 12 per cent, however the number of killed increased by 13 people, he said.