Rustam Minnikhanov holds a number of business talks and meetings at the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai
30 March 2015, Monday
On March 30, within the framework of the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai Acting President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Minister of Economy of the United Arab Emirates Sultan al-Mansouri.
Minnikhaniv thanked Sultan al-Mansouri for the warm welcome and informative and useful forum. Our relations with the Emirates are becoming closer, he said. According to Minnikhanov, Tatarstan should become an ideal place in Russia, where the UAE will invest into interesting projects.
Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized the cooperation experience between Tatarstan and the UAE. He also outlined perspective collaboration spheres, including Islamic financing, KAMAZ and helicopters supply from Tatarstan as well as exhibitions.
In his turn Sultan al-Mansouri shared that he had had the most pleasant and huge impressions of visiting Tatarstan and Kazan among other places. “You managed to find a balance between traditions and modernity,” he said.
During the talks, both the Tatarstan and Emirates representatives appreciated the perspective cooperation. Rustam Minnikhanov invited the Minister to visit the KazanSummit 2015 International Investment Forum to be in Kazan on June 15-16.
On 15 December, speaking at a meeting of the competition committee of the regional public competition “The Manager of the Year” about its results in 2025, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the list of 155 participants (nominees), who are heads of enterprises and organizations from various industries and sectors of the economy, for the competition was formed based on recommendations from regional ministries and departments, city and district municipalities, employers' associations and the Federation of Trade Unions of the republic.
On 6 December speaking at a regional meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatullin reported about progress in implementation of the of multi-apartment houses capital overhaul programme.
On 5 December, congratulating volunteers with the International Volunteers Day, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva wrote in her address: “
Your boundless kindness, sincere desire to help others and active civic position deserve special recognition and deep gratitude. There are over 5,000 volunteer associations operating successfully in Tatarstan, with a total membership of over 220,000 caring people of all ages and professions. Every year the contribution of volunteers into public life of the republic becomes more noticeable.
On 4 December Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Shamil Gafarov, who is the Chief of Staff of the Office of the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic, took part in a strategic session on the establishment of an inter-university campus in the republic being held at the Kazan Aircraft University on 4-6 December with participation of more than 100 people and more than 40 experts in politics, economy, science, education and industry from all over Russia.