Tatarstan President meets Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs
30 November 2014, Sunday
On November 30, during his working trip to Turkey, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Turkish Minister of Foreign Affairs Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Mayor of Ankara Melih Gökçek.
Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu and Rustam Minnikhanov had met before in Kazan, when Çavuşoğlu was Chairman of Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe and Turkish Minister for EU affairs.
At today’s meeting Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for his warm reception during all his visits to Kazan, including the forum “Kazansummit-2014”.
Minnikhanov, in his turn, told the minister about development of relations between Tatarstan and Turkey since that time. In particular, he mentioned opening of two new enterprises at Alabuga Special Economic Zone, and other plants to be open by Turkish residents in the nearest time.
Çavuşoğlu noted high level of relations between Turkey and the republic and assured Minnikhanov of his willingness to facilitate strengthening of these relations.
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.