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 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.
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.