Rustam Minnikhanov takes part in the opening of the 16th meeting of the Council of the justice minsiters of EurAsEc member countries
3 November 2010, Wednesday
The 16th meeting of the Council of justice ministers of EurAsEc member countries opened in Kazan on November 3. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended the event.
The meeting gathered together heads of ministries of justice of all EurAsEc member countries. Opening the meeting, the Russian Justice Minister Aleksandr Konovalov said among the participants of the meeting were high-ranking officials, permanent representatives in the EurAsEc, representatives of the EurAsEc migration committee, the EurAsEc interparliamentary assembly and their Tatarstan counterparts.
In his speech, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov greeted the participants of the meeting and said: “I am sincerely happy that two such important events are taking place in Kazan. Our city is becoming the meeting point for ministers, and today it offers a platform for justice ministers. I would like to express gratitude for choosing Tatarstan to host the event.” The President wished the guests successful work and a pleasant stay in Kazan.
Kazan will also host the 5th meeting of the Council of justice ministers of the CIS member countries.
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.