Rustam Minnikhanov holds business meetings and negotiations in Abu Dhabi
22 February 2015, Sunday
On February 22, during his trip to Abu Dhabi with the official Russian delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held business meetings and negotiations.
Members of the delegation also took part in opening of the International Defence Exhibition IDEX-2015 (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, February 22).
IDEX is the largest exhibition of armament and equipment of land and naval forces. Members of the delegation looked around the expositions of UAE and Russian companies.
Later on Minnikhanov met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Commander-in-chief of UAE Armed Forces, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and Minister of Defence, head of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.
At his meeting with CEO of Mubadala investment fund Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Rustam Minnikhanov discussed further cooperation.
Under reached agreements, UAE businessmen and representatives of Mubadala investment fund will visit the Republic of Tatarstan in the nearest future.
Tatarstan President also confirmed his intention to take part in Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Dubai on March 30- April 1 2015.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 31 January, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin reported that capital overhaul of nine school in eight municipalities of the republic has started.
On 28 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in an extended joint meeting of the Main Directorate of Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan and a collegium of the Ministry for Civil Defense, Emergency Management and Natural Disaster Response of the republic which summarized results of work of the territorial subsystem of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the republic in 2025 and set tasks for 2026.
In his keyword report the Head of the Main Directorate Irek Kadamov informed that there were 3 758 man-caused fires in the republic which killed 128 people and injured 177. Through joint efforts, we have managed to reduce the number of man-caused fires by more than 10%, the number of injured by 12 per cent, however the number of killed increased by 13 people, he said.
On 28 January at a ceremony held as a part of a meeting summarizing results of work of the territorial subsystem of the unified state system for the prevention and elimination of emergency situations of the republic in 2025 and setting tasks for 2026, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and the Head of the Main Directorate of Russian Emergencies Ministry for Tatarstan Irek Kadamov handed in keys for 24 new fire and rescue vehicles purchased at the expense of the regional budget to units of the Directorate and Tatarstan Emergencies Ministry.
On 27 January, speaking at an extended meeting of the Tatarstan Prosecutor’s Office which summarized results of work of the Office for 2025 and set tasks for strengthening law and order in 2026 and which was held with participation of Russian Deputy General Prosecutor Nikoly Shishkin and the Chief Federal Inspector for the republic Viktor Demidov, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin thanked employees of the Office for good work and high professionalism.