Rustam Minnikhanov arrives on a working visit in Ankara
29 April 2015, Wednesday
On April 29, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived on a working visit in Turkey. He was met by Deputy Governor of Ankara Mehmet Ali Alutas at Ankara Esenboğa Airport.
Rustam Minnikhanov will have official meetings with heads of Turkish ministries and agencies, Turkish Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu and Mayor of Ankara Melih Gekchek. A programme of development of twin-city relations will also be signed by representatives of Kazan and Ankara Mayor’s Offices.
On April 30, Rustam Minnikhanov will meet Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci and visit public places of the Turkish capital to find out more about technologies used in construction and improvement of parks and boulevards.
Main events to be held during this visit are participation in Tatarstan – Turkey Business Forum and meeting with President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.
The Tatarstan delegation consists of the Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of Construction Irek Faizullin and representatives of ministries and agencies.
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.