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 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.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.