Rustam Minnikhanov pays a visit to Cyclades islands (Greece)
15 October 2014, Wednesday
On October 15, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov paid a working visit to Cyclades islands (Greece) at the invitation of region’s authorities. Chairman of Tatarstan State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev were on the delegation of the republic.
Upon visiting some islands of the Cyclades group, Rustam Minnikhanov met Governor of Cyclades Giorgos Leontaritis and business representatives of the region.
The meeting discussed issues related to development of cooperation between Tatarstan and Cyclades islands, particularly in the field of tourism.
Tatarstan President noted opportunities for cooperation in the sphere of education, organization of pilgrimages to Orthodox holy places at the islands, and appreciated the achievements the region had made in preservation of historical monuments. According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan specialists should study the experience of Greece in museumification of archaeological finds.
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.
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.