President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in session of RF State Council Presidium
25 October 2010, Monday
On October, 25 President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in session of RF State Council Presidium dedicated to social policy in relations to elderly people and improving level of their life.
The event was held by RF President Dmitry Medvedev.
Speaking to participants of the session, Dmitry Medvedev announced that care of elderly people is a state priority in our country. He reminded that today 30 mln. of elderly people live in Russia. One part of life quality of elderly people is medical aid and stable prices for medicines.
President of Russia paid special attention to the state of social institutions where elderly people also live. Besides RF President thinks that it is necessary to enhance the prestige of profession of social workers.
Head of RF Ministry of regional development Viktor Basargin informed about realization of program of housing improvement for veterans of Great Patriotic War.
Minister of economic development of Russia Elvira Nabiullina raised the question about providing employment among elderly people. Vice-premier of RF government Aleksandr Zhukov supported proposals on organizing special targeted programs on training old people.
Dmitry Medvedev suggested speeding up preparation of the bill about social services.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.