Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan-Saxony cooperation is a good example of regional interaction
1 March 2011, Tuesday
The Tatarstan-Saxony cooperation is a good example of regional interaction that makes a good contribution to the cause of expansion of Russia-Germany relationship, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his opinion speaking at the opening of the fairs “Z/intec 2011” at the Leipzig Trade Fair. The Tatarstan delegation is in Leipzig in the framework of the visit to the Free State of Saxony.
Rustam Minnikhanov greeted the guests and participants of the fairs on behalf of the Republic of Tatarstan and the delegation members. He thanked the the Government of the Free State of Saxony and personally Prime Minister Stanislaw Tillich for the invitation to visit Saxony and expressed his gratitude to the Leipzig leadership for the hospitality.
The President remarked that the exhibition will present the latest achievements of industrial production from Germany and from all around the world. “Our partners managed to organize a platform that is in demand all over the world, where one can exchange opinions on the most pressing issues of innovative industrial development,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
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.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.