A Tatarstan delegation led by President Rustam Minnikhanov visits Malaysia
14 December 2010, Tuesday
December 14, the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan led by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working visit to Malaysia.
The delegation includes Aide to the Tatarstan President Iskander Muflikhanov, Director General of Holding Company Ak Bars Ivan Yegorov, Director General of IFC Linova – President of the non-profit Foundation for Islamic Business and Finance Development Lenar Yakupov, Head of the Tatneft Financial Board Yevgeny Tikhturov and KAMAZ Deputy Director General Yevgeny Pronin.
The agenda of the visit has meetings with Malaysian leadership.
In Kuala Lumpur, Rustam Minnikhanov is also expected to have talks on issues regarding trade-economic, industrial and investment cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and Malaysia as part of Russia-Malaysia relations.
The Tatarstan delegation will stay in Malaysia through December 15, 2010.
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.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.