Banner handed over to Federal Penal Service in Tatarstan
29 April 2015, Wednesday
On April 29, First deputy director of the Federal Penal Service Anatoly Rudy, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, and employees of the Federal Penal Service in Tatarstan took part in solemn presentation of the banner to the Federal Penal Service in Tatarstan at the Millennium Square in Kazan.
Anatoly Rudy said that this day would be inscribed in history of correctional system of the republic. Ildar Khalikov congratulated employees of the Federal Penal Service in Tatarstan on such an important event.
“By results of 2014, the Federal Penal Service in Tatarstan was one of three leading regional correctional subdivisions. Tatarstan leadership has always paid much attention to processes happening in this sphere and intends to render necessary assistance to correctional facilities of the republic,” Khalikov said.
The banner was handed over to the Federal Penal Service of Russia in 2011, and it will be also presented to 40 Russian regions later on.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .