Tatarstan President arrives on one-day visit in Kurgan
26 February 2015, Thursday
On February 26, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived on a one-day visit in Kurgan, was met by Governor of Kurgan Region Alexei Kokorin, Chairman of Kurgan Region Duma Vladimir Vorobiev and other official at the Kurgan Airport.
During his visit, Rustam Minnikhanov is scheduled to visit Sintez medicine plant, Kurganstalmost , an enterprise manufacturing steel superstructures for bridges, and the Ilizarov Scientific Center for Restorative Traumatology and Orthopedics.
A meeting with activists of the Kurgan Region’s Congress of Tatars is scheduled as well.
Republic of Tatarstan and Kurgan Region are expected to sign a trade-economic, science-technology, social and culture cooperation agreement.
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.