Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan is implementing systematic measures for developing the market of gas motor fuel
17 July 2015, Friday
On July 17, speaking at a meeting on the development of the gas motor fuel market in Volga Federal District, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that with the support of the relevant federal ministries and OAO "Gazprom" Tatarstan is implementing systematic measures for developing the market of gas motor fuel.
Welcoming participants of the meeting, Minnikhanov said that since 2013 Tatarstan together with the Gazprom has been systematically and on a long-term basis developing the market of gas motor fuel. The regional government, the Gazprom and Gazprom Gas Fuel signed an agreement on expanding the use of natural gas as a motor fuel. "We have adopted a state programme on the development of the market of motor fuel in Tatarstan for 2013-2023 years,” Minnikhanov said.
On March 10, the third meeting of the organizing committee on preparation and holding of the 20th anniversary Russian Venture Forum 2026 to be held in Kazan from April 8 to 10, chaired by Russian Minister of Science and Higher Education Valery Falkov and with participation of Tatarstan Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan and co-chair of the forum’s organizing committee Aleksey Pesoshin, President of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan Rifkat Minnikhanov, Director of the Investment and Venture Fund of Tatarstan Damir Galiev as well as representatives of federal and regional authorities, development institutions and partner organizations via videoconference, took place.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
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On 4 March at a briefing in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Minister of Land and Property Relation Fanil Agliullin told about changes in land legislation enforced from 1 March of the current year. He said that they simplify a number of procedures for land plot owners including expanding the possibilities for land use and changing the rules for changing the category of a plot.