Tatarstan President meets Prime Minister of Singapore
10 September 2014, Wednesday
On September 10, in Singapore, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is a member of the Russian delegation led by First Deputy Prime Minister Igor Shuvalov, took part in a meeting with Prime Minister of Singapore Mr. Lee Hsien Loong.
During the meeting, Igor Shuvalov informed Mr. Lee Hsien Loong about results of the fifth session of the Russia-Singapore Intergovernmental Commission held earlier in Singapore and the Russia-Singapore Business Forum. Shuvalov noted the dynamics of the development of relations between Russia and Singapore, and in particular, the cooperation between Singapore and Russian regions, including Tatarstan.
Lee Hsien Loong expressed his confidence in further successful development of multifaceted cooperation between the two countries and confirmed that the Singapore leadership is willing to facilitate this cooperation.
Minister of Communications and Mass Media of the Russian Federation Nikolai Nikiforov also took part in the meeting.
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.