Rustam Minnikhanov meets President of Halcyon Gallery Paul Green
23 June 2015, Tuesday
On June 23, at his meeting with President of Halcyon Gallery Paul Green (England), Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that global society is now more interested in Tatarstan and more tourists are coming to the republic. Therefore, there is a need for developing city public places.
Minnikhanov noted that construction of the family center “Kazan” was one of the successful projects.
Paul Green thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for reception and noted that Kazan and Tatarstan have big tourist potential. “Today your republic is known for its sports and industrial achievements, and you can attract more people by means of culture and art,” Paul Green added.
He told about the history of Halcyon Gallery and its main activities. Paul Green showed Rustam Minnikhanov pictures of sculptures that are presented by the gallery in different countries and told about their influence on the increase of tourist flow. “Considering the cultural and historical monuments of Tatarstan, you can create something very unique,” he said.
Summing up, Paul Green added that first proposals on opening the exhibition of decorative art in Kazan would be announced within a month.
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.