Selet Movement marks its 20th anniversary in Kazan
9 December 2014, Tuesday
On December 9, in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended a concert dedicated to the 20th anniversary of the Selet Movement (the biggest youth organization in the Republic of Tatarstan for talented young people ).
The Selet movement has developed since 1994 with the support of Tatarstan Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sport and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences.
The Selet conducts over 50 education and research festivals and welfare projects involving over 12,000 talented schoolchildren and students annually.
Minnikhanov congratulated participants of the Selet movement on the jubilee and thanked its activists for their head hunting.
“I do hope you will continue working to preserve our language, traditions and customs,” the President concluded.
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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.
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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.