Chairman of the Russian Federation Council Sergei Mironov is in Kazan for a two-day visit
1 December 2010, Wednesday
Sergei Mironov, the Chairman of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation, came to Kazan for a two-day visit late on December 1.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshin, member of the RF Federation Council Aleksei Pakhomov, Chief Federal Inspector for Tatarstan Marsel Galimardavnov and other officials met the guest at the Kazan International Airport.
Upon arrival, Sergei Mironov and Rustam Minnikhanov had a working meeting.
Then, the Chairman of the Federation Council and the Tatarstan President talked with journalists.
Mr. Mironov’s agenda includes visits to the Universiade 2013 Village, a number of sporting venues including the swimming pool Burevestnik, Kazan Tennis Academy. He will also meet with Tatarstan State Council Chairman Farid Mukhametshim, deputies of the Tatarstan Statet Council and the Kazan City Duma, representatives of parties that did not enter the Tatarstan Parliament and the Youth Public Chamber.
In the afternoon, Sergei Mironov is expected to visit the IT-Park and to meet students at Kazan Federal University.
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.