Rustam Minnikhanov: “Tatarstan and Mersin have many opportunities for cooperation”
28 October 2014, Tuesday
On October 28, at his meeting with business delegation of Mersin province led by Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Mr. Şerafettin Aşut, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the Republic of Tatarstan and Mersin province have good potential for cooperation in many spheres.
Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed members of the delegation and personally Şerafettin Aşut and thanked them for assistance in organization of the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Mersin in May 2014. The President noted that cooperation between Tatarstan and Turkey is actively developing and Turkey takes the first place by the number of enterprises with foreign participation in Tatarstan.
Tatarstan President told about cooperation between Turkey and Tatarstan and mutual visits of delegations. He also thanked consulate-general of Turkey in Kazan for active assistance in development of relations.
Rustam Minnikhanov assured Turkish businessmen that all projects implemented in the republic would obtain maximum support of regional leadership.
Members of Turkish delegation, in their turn, told about their companies and areas of cooperation they are interested in.
On 2 March in her address on the occasion of the Mentor’s Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: “Since 2025 this holiday established by Russian President Vladimir Putin has occupied a worthy place in the calendar of significant dates of our country, emphasizing the high status and significance of the mentoring mission.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Director of the Fund “The Institute of Development of Tatarstan Cities” Nailya Nagumanova informed about preparation to the implementation of the Our Yard programme in the republic.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference , the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported the statistics on collection of utility payments and payment discipline.
On 28 February, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference , the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin informed that 170 educational facilities will have capital overhaul by federal and regional programmes, having added that the bulk of the projects are planned to begin at the start of the summer holidays.