Rustam Minnikhanov meets Consul General of Hungary in Kazan Ferenc Kontra
6 May 2015, Wednesday
On May 6, at Tatarstan Government House, at his meeting with Consul General of Hungary in Kazan Ferenc Kontra Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated him on the beginning of his diplomatic mission and expressed his confidence that the work of Ferenc Kontra will contribute to further development of relations between Tatarstan and Hungary and Hungary and Russia.
Tatarstan appreciates the cooperation with Hungary, Minnikhanov said adding that the republic is interested in the development of mutual economic, trade and cultural relations.
Ferenc Kontra thanked Minnikhanov for the reception and noted that the opening of the Consulate General of Hungary in Kazan will significantly strengthen cooperation between Tatarstan and Hungary. He said that the main task for today is to find a new building for the permanent location of a diplomatic mission. After moving to the new building the Consulate General will start issuing Schengen visas.
On 12 January, congratulating employees of the prosecutor’s office with their professional holiday - Day of the employee of the Prosecutor's Office of the Russian Federation- Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin wrote in his address:
“For more than three centuries the prosecutor's office has been the guardian of state and public security as well as constitutional rights and freedoms of citizens of our country.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Marat Ayzatutllin informed that in the current year the Ministry will take part in implementation of five national projects and three state programmes with planned construction and capital overhaul of 172 facilities for the total sum of 17bn rubles.
On 10 January, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with all municipality regions taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Zyabbarov informed that it is expected to achieve a comparable growth of produce of 1.5%, including that in food production - at least 2.6% in the agricultural sector.
On 4 January Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, who is the First Deputy Chairman of the Commission of prevention and elimination of emergency situation and ensuring fire safety of the republic, has taken a decision to put into operation the “Buran” (Snow storm) plan in Tatarstan starting from 2 pm on 4 January until the consequences of adverse meteorological events are eliminated by ministries, departments and organizations which ensure the smooth movement of road and rail transport in winter.