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 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.