Rustam Minnikhanov: Relations between Tatarstan and Chuvash Republic gained new impetus
15 March 2011, Tuesday
Signing agreement between Tatarstan and Chuvash Republic about friendship and cooperation may give new impetus to development of partnership relations between two neighboring regions of Russian Federation. This was announced by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan Kremlin while summing up results of working trip of President of Chuvash Republic Mikhail Ignatiev to Tatarstan.
Mikhail Ignatiev visited greenhouse complex “Maiski”, technopolis “Himgrad”, IT-park and Kazan University and met with RT President Rustam Minnikhanov in Kazan Kremlin.
Head за Tatarstan thanked President of Chuvashia for having agreed to visit republic.
Rustam Minnikhanov hopes that relationships between Tatarstan and Chuvashia will become systematic in future. Mikhail Ignatiev noted that successful development of Tatarstan economy positively influences Chuvash Republic.
President of Chuvashia was rather interested in positive experience of Tatarstan in the sphere of high technologies.
On finishing the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov and Mikhail Ignatiev signed agreement about friendship and cooperation between Tatarstan and Chuvash Republic.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
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.