Tatarstan Prime Minister: “The 2014 year was bright and prosperous in the history of Vysokogorsky region”
17 February 2015, Tuesday
On February 17, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, who took part in a session of the Council of Vysokogorsky region dedicated to results of the social and economic development of the region in 2014 and tasks for 2015, said that the region has fully implemented all the tasks set in 2014 and managed to significantly improve many of the indicators.
Making a keynote report at the session, Head of Vysokogorsky region Rustam Kalimullin said that last year the region managed to maintain its positions in the rating of the social and economic development of the municipal regions of Tatarstan.
Assessing results of the activity of the region in 2014, Khalikov said the most objective indicator of the favorable situation in the region is the population growth. If five years ago the natural population decline made 195 people, then at the end of 2014 the region showed a natural increase of 180 people. "I do not think that we still have regions that in five years could reach such serious results," he said, stressing that at the end of 2014 the region managed to maintain its 12th position in the rating of social and economic development of municipalities.
“The 2014 year was bright and prosperous in the history of Vysokogorsky region. A lot of ambitious goals were realized. I sincerely wish that new tasks set by Tatarstan President will be fulfilled,” Khalikov summed up.
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.