Rustam Minnikhanov meets representatives of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia
27 April 2015, Monday
On April 27, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and representatives of the Federation of Jewish communities of Russia discussed the preparation for the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the Kazan synagogue.
The main events planned for the occasion will be held on September 3, 2015. It is expected that the celebration will bring together representatives of the Jewish community from the Russian regions and far abroad.
Moreover, the repair works were done in the synagogue on the threshold of this event. Particular attention was paid to the restoration of the original appearance of the facade.
Also, Minnikhanov supported the idea the establishment of the Tolerance Center in the republic. He cited the Tolerance Center opened in Moscow in 2012 as part of the Jewish Museum as an example.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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.