Tatarstan President meets Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic
25 September 2014, Thursday
On September 25, during his working trip to Prague, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies of the Parliament of the Czech Republic Mr Jan Hamáček.
Rustam Minnikhanov shared his impressions from the first day of his working visit. "Today we met with the President of the Czech Republic, took part in a roundtable discussion with businessmen and have a very eventful programme to be held in the South Moravian region. I am convinced that our visit will give an additional impetus to the development of friendly relations and cooperation between Russia and the Czech Republic," Tatarstan President noted.
Minnikhanov informed Chairman of the Chamber of Deputies about the economic potential of Tatarstan, one of the leading industrial and investment drivers of Russia, actively participating in the integration processes within the emerging Eurasian Economic Union.
Our republic is interested in attracting Czech investors, for whom various areas of cooperation are open, Tatarstan President said. “We welcome the expansion of our cooperation in the sphere of tourism, science and education, the establishment of contacts between the parliament members,” Rustam Minnikhanov continued.
Assuring Mr Hamáček that Tatarstan is ready to provide overall support to implement joint projects, Rustam Minnikhanov invited him to visit the republic within the framework of his trip to the Russian Federation.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.