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.
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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.
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