Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in celebrations on the occasion of Akhal-Teke horse day
26 April 2015, Sunday
On April 27, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Director General of OAO “KAMAZ” Sergey Kogogin, Director General of OAO “Tatneft” Nail Maganov took part in solemn celebrations on the occasion of Akhal-Teke horse day in Turkmenistan.
Before the event, Rustam Minnikhanov and President of Turkmenistan Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov had discussed prospects of further cooperation.
Akhal-Teke horse day is celebrated in Turkmenistan on the last Sunday of April and is dedicated to the Akhal-Teke horse, one of the oldest existing saddle horse breeds. It is depicted on the national emblem of Turkmenistan. There are several Akhal-Teke horse monuments in different towns of Turkmenistan.
Gurbanguly Berdymukhamedov welcomed the guests and said that Akhal-Teke horse day is a very important event. He thanked citizens of the republic for their contribution to development of the country and breeding Akhal-Teke horses.
Festive celebrations were held at the equestrian complex in Ashgabat.
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.