Exhibition “Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Kazan” opened in Kazan
3 December 2014, Wednesday
On December 3, at the exhibition center "Kazanskaya yarmarka" Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn opening of the 14th specialized exhibition "Mechanical engineering. Metalworking. Kazan” and 9th exhibition "Technowelding" in Kazan.
As many as 147 companies from Russia and four countries, representing their metalworking and mechanical engineering are taking part in the events.
An international scientific conference "Innovative mechanical engineering technology" will be held within the framework of the exhibitions.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minnikhanov noted with satisfaction that the number of participants is increasing every year.
"Yesterday we had a number of important events with the participation of Russia’s Prime Minister, including opening a new plant" Ford Sollers” and visiting KAMAZ Automaker production facilities in Naberezhnye Chelny. Therefore,Tatarstan is a machine-building republic, and development is hardly possible without major modernization and without our partners. So, it is good that we have this exhibition, " he said.
Adviser to the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Semenov read out a greeting on behalf of the Head of the Ministry of Denis Manturov to participants of the exhibition. After that, the honorable guests cut a symbolic ribbon and looked around the exhibition.
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.