Rustam Minnikhanov: We appreciate the opportunity to develop cooperation between Tatarstan and Kyrgyz Republic within the framework of Russia- Kyrgyzstan relations
3 March 2015, Tuesday
On March 3, at his meeting with Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Dzhoomart Otorbayev in Bishkek, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the main purpose of the visit to Kyrgyz Republic is expansion of cooperation.
“We appreciate the opportunity to develop cooperation between Tatarstan and Kyrgyz Republic within the framework of friendly Russia- Kyrgyzstan relations,” Minnikhanov said. He reminded that cooperation between the republics is based on intergovernmental Agreement signed between Tatarstan and Kyrgyzstan in 1996.
“We are aimed at developing cooperation in economic, humanitarian, educational and cultural spheres,” Tatarstan President stressed. He also thanked Kyrgyzstan leadership for supporting Tatars living in the country.
Dzhoomart Otorbayev, in his turn, thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for the visit. “We know about economic and other achievements of Tatarstan,” he added.
During the meeting the parties also discussed holding of days of Tatarstan in Kyrgyzstan and Days of Kyrgyzstan in Tatarstan.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
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