Rustam Minnikhanov at the meeting with Italian Ambassador to Russia: relations between our countries and regional cooperation should be developing
26 March 2015, Thursday
On March 26, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Italian Ambassador to Russia Cesare Maria Ragalini. The ambassador is visiting Kazan for the first time. Cesare Maria Ragalini is going to visit some cultural objects, including the Italian center of education and science at Kazan state university of architecture and engineering.
Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed the ambassador and thanked him for visa support rendered by the Italian Embassy and Consulate General.
Tatarstan exports oil, petrochemical products, plastics, synthetic rubber, wood to Italy, different equipment, overground transport means, ceramics, polymers, pharmaceuticals and latest technologies are imported from Italy.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that there are 20 joint companies with participation of Italian capital are working in the republic. Among prospective areas of cooperation are petrochemistry, engineering, automotive industry, industrial modernization, innovations, agriculture and logistics. Cooperation in the sphere of education and exchange of students are very important as well, the president said.
Rustam Minnikhanov mentioned the Italian center of education and science at Kazan state university of architecture and engineering as a positive example of cooperation between Tatarstan and Italy.
Speaking about innovations, Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan delegation is willing to attend the exhibition of machine tools Emo Milano 2015 in Milan in October 2015.
Cesare Maria Ragalini said that his visit to Kazan is very important for him as a part of long-term relations between Russia and Italy.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
On 11 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that as of 11 May the housing construction plan has been fulfilled by 60 per cent in the republic with 1m 888thousand square meters of housing already commissioned.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin accompanied by the Head of his Office Shamil Gafarov paid homage to Soviet soldiers buried at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan and together with war veterans and other participants of the ceremony laid flowers and wreaths to the monument of the Soldier-the Last Man Standing.
On 7 May an official delegation from Tatarstan headed by the regional Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov came to the UAE to take part in an annual Investments Forum AIM Congress 2024 held in Abu-Dhabi.
The forum brought together leaders and experts of the branch from all over the world and is dedicated to transformational changes happening on the global investments landscape.
On May 6, speaking at a briefing held in the Government House of Tatarstan and dedicated to the issues of holding the sowing campaign in the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic-Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Marat Zyabbarov said that in the current year the sowing area will be 2.7 million hectares, which is at the level of last year, including 1.8 million hectares allocated for spring sowing.