Veterans of Czech and Ak Bars hockey teams play in Kazan
5 November 2014, Wednesday
On November 5, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a friendly match between veterans of Czech and Ak Bars hockey teams at Sports Palace in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Jan Mládek spoke at the opening ceremony.
“It is going to be a wonderful match between veterans of Czech and Tatarstan teams. Sport unites people. The current international situation is rather challenging. However, sport gathered us together here. Let us play good hockey,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
“I am sure that such sport events strengthen our friendship and cooperation,” Jan Mládek said.
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.