Rustam Minnikhanov: “Tatarstan has a very powerful informational resource”

On May 20, at the Piramida Center in Kazan Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met local mass media executives and personal correspondents of federal publications in Tatarstan.

“The media space is a very important element in our work. We deem it important to convey our thoughts to you, so you convey them to our residents,” Minnikhanov said, thanking the journalists for their work and noting that some may not like it but ‘everyone does their work to the best of their abilities’.

“I think we have a powerful information resource in our republic, and that is one of the components of competitive advantages of the republic,” he said.

For one hour and a half journalists asked Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan a lot of questions related to the economy, social policy, agriculture, sports and his personal life.

In particular, speaking of social and economic development of the republic until 2030, Minnikhanov stressed that its main aim is to improve living standard.