Tatarstan President meets Senior Vice-President of Olam International (Singapore)
20 January 2015, Tuesday
On January 20, at his meeting with Senior Vice-President of Olam International (Singapore) Raj Vardhan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed prospects of cooperation. Minnikhanov noted that the republic has high agricultural potential and is interested in attracting investments in the industry.
Olam International is the largest holding in the world agricultural market. The company sells the whole range of food products in 65 countries, from seeds to groceries. In Russia Olam International owns 75 per cent of shares of “Rusmoloko” company (Penza) and supplies different types of grain, and coffee beans for Russian producers.
Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov and Aide to Tatarstan President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov took part in the meeting.
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.