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 March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.