Presidents of Tatarstan and Chuvashia toured “Maiskiy” greenhouse complex
15 March 2011, Tuesday
President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and President of the Chuvash Republic Mikhail Ignatyev visited OOO “Maiskiy” Greenhouse complex on Tuesday.
The area of winter greenhouses totals 49 hectares which are divided into 9 production workshops. Production of fresh vegetables – cucumbers, tomatoes, peppers, eggplants has increased from 14.7 thousand tons in 2000 to 24.5 thousand tons in 2010.
Implementation of photo-culture of cucumbers, tomatoes and greens revealed opportunities for line production of fresh vegetables throughout the year. Fresh organic products are supplied to Moscow, St. Petersburg and the high North.
Rustam Minnikhanov and Mikhail Ignatyev visited workshops No.6 and 10 of the complex where cucumbers, tomatoes, berries and greens are grown. Heads of the republics tasted organic vegetables grown in the greenhouse center.
The guests examined an energy center for 23 MWatt. President of Tatarstan gave an order to finish the site this year.
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.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.