Rustam Minnikhanov sees administrative center Putrajaya and international airport Sepang
15 December 2010, Wednesday
Today within the working visit to Malaysia President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with chairman of Putraja corp. Tan Sri Shamsutdin Osman.
Head of Putraja city held a picturesque presentation for Republic of Tatarstan delegation and shred out his view of the issue of localization and organization of state institutions.
Putrajaya – new administrative center of Malaysia located, 20 km south of Malaysian capital, Kuala Lumpur. Founded in October 19, 1995. Since 1999 here working residence of Prime minister of Malaysia and Government of Malaysia has been located. It is named in honor of first prime minister Abdulla Rakhman who was a prince by origin. Population number is 70ths. people.
RT delegation members have acquainted with infrastructure and town planning solutions of Putrajaya, having marked separation of official administration part from commercial bloc.
Then, Rustam Minnikahnov and accompanying him officials viewed Sepang F1 International Circuit. The guests saw technical and infrastructure specifics of circuit, comments were brought out on its functioning. Rustam Minnikhanov communicated with sportsmen in informal atmosphere taking part in motor-cycle races and left a note in memory book. «As big devotee of auto-motor sports I am impressed by the high level of Sepang International Circuit», - Tatarstan President wrote.
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.