Rustam Minnikhanov: “We hope that during our visit Tatarstan and Kyrgyz businessmen will open new areas of mutually beneficial cooperation”
3 March 2015, Tuesday
On March 3, at a business forum “Kyrgyzstan – Tatarstan”, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the republics need to intensify cooperation in economic sectors. In his opinion the regions do not use their potential to the full extent.
The Tatarstan delegation consisted of heads of Tatarstan ministries and agencies, representatives of leading companies such as “KAMAZ”, “Kazan helicopters”, “Sergo plant”, “Giproniiaviaprom”, “Invent”, “Eidos” and IT-park came to Kyrgyzstan to expand trade-economic, scientific-technical and cultural cooperation.
Among prospective areas of cooperation Rustam Minnikhanov pointed out energy sector, automotive and helicopter engineering, petrochemistry, production of automotive components, health care, high technologies, and transport industry.
Prime Minister of Kyrgyz Republic Dzhoomart Otorbayev said that Kyrgyzstan is interested in investing in knowledge and high technologies. “I would like our business meetings to give impetus to our relations. We need to take certain measures to improve interaction between government and business.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov said that the republic is interested in Kyrgyzstan experience in the sphere of light industry.
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.
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 regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.