Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov met with Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan Akhmet Akynty
14 February 2011, Monday
Prime Minister of Tatarstan Republic Ildar Khalikov met with Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan Akhmet Akynty.
The meeting was held in House of RT government with participation of Director of Department for external relations under RT President - Aide to RT President on international issues Timur Akulov, RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin, First deputy minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov and others.
Welcoming Akhmet Akynty Ildar Khalikov congratulated him on assignment to a position of Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan. He noted that Tatarstan Republic and Turkish Republic are united by warm relationships, common traditions, language, history and culture.
Ildar Khalikov and Akhmet Akynty discussed a forthcoming event, the 11th session of Russian-Turkish intergovernmental commission for trade-economic cooperation. The event will take place in Kazan on March, 2-3, 2011. “It is our privilege to host such a high-status forum in Tatarstan capital, - RT Prime Minister said. – On the other hand, this means great responsibility as well”.
Kazan was chosen for holding the session not occasionally: Turkish Republic is one of the most significant external-economic partners of Tatarstan.
We remind that Akhmet Akynty was assigned to the post of Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan in January 2011. He became the 8th consul since general consulate of Turkish Republic in Kazan was opened.
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.