Rustam Minnikhanov meets Deputy Chairman of Chinese State committee on development and reforms Hu Zucai
17 April 2015, Friday
On April 17, at Tatarstan Government House, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Chairman of Chinese State committee on development and reforms Hu Zucai discussed prospects of cooperation between China and Tatarstan, and construction of high-speed railway “Moscow-Kazan”.
Rustam Minnikhanov also signed a memorandum on education of the Association of subjects and cities of Russia connected with network of high-speed railways.
A session of Russia-China working group on cooperation in the sphere of high-speed railways was held in Kazan today.
First vice-president of OAO “Russian railways” Aleksandr Misharin, Russian Deputy Minister of Transport Aleksei Tsydenov, Tatarstan Minister of Transport Lenar Safin took part in the meeting.
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.