Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev meets Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban
9 August 2015, Sunday
On August 9, at his meeting with Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban, Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev congratulated him on winning the third gold medal Hungarian athletes had won during the FINA World Championship in Kazan.
Medvedev noted that the relations between Russia and Hungary are stable and friendly notwithstanding current political and economic situation.
“We cooperate in different areas, from energy to agriculture, and we think it is beneficial for our countries and people. Thank you for coming here to see one of Russian regions and take part in this sports even,” Medvedev said.
Viktor Orban noted that the FINA World Championship in Kazan was held at a high level, and reminded that he had recently had a meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin.
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.
On 5 February Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in ceremony of awarding winners of the regional competition “The Woman of the Year. The Man of the Year: A Woman’s View” held at the Korston Leisure and Recreation Center in Kazan.
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.