Rustam Minnikhanov meets Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs
23 February 2015, Monday
On February 23, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is with official Russian delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov in Abu Dhabi, met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan – the UAE Minister of Foreign Affairs, Co-Chairman of Intergovernmental Russian-Emirate Commission for Trade, Economic and Technical Cooperation.
Issues related to cooperation in the field of air traffic, industry, as well as implementation of joint projects in some areas of the economy were discussed during the meeting. Also, traditional areas of bilateral Russia-United Arab Emirates relations were touched upon.
Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan visited a number of stands of Russian companies - participants of the International Defense Exhibition IDEX-2015 (National Exhibition Centre, Abu Dhabi).
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.