Rustam Minnikhanov meets President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan
30 April 2015, Thursday
On April 30, at their meeting at the residence of the President of the Turkish Republic in Ankara, Acting President Rustam Minnikhanov and President of Turkey Recep Tayyip Erdogan discussed issues related to further strengthening of Turkey-Tatarstan strategic cooperation and prospects for the development of joint projects within the framework of Russia-Turkey relations.
Minnikhanov told Recep Tayyip Erdogan about results of the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Ankara. In particular, he told about Tatarstan`s Culture and Economy Days held in Ankara, meeting with the Turkish businessmen and getting familiar with the technology of the improvement of urban public spaces, evening with masters of arts of Tatarstan.
Also, Minnikhanov and Erdogan discussed ways of expanding relations in trade and economic, investment and industrial sectors, as well as issues of further cooperation in the sphere of culture, education and science.
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.