President of U.S.-Russia Business Council Eduard Verona: one of the main tasks of USRBC – to spread information in the USA on investment possibilities of Tatarstan
12 April 2011, Tuesday
One of the main tasks of U.S.-Russia Business Council upon visit to the Republic of Tatartsan – to disseminate the information about Tatarstan, its economy and investment possibilities among the US business representatives. This was stated immediately after meeting with RT President R.N. Minnikhanov by president and general director of U.S.-Russia Business Council Eduard Verona. By his words people in the USA know little about Russian regions and their economies.
E. Verona informed that this is his first visit to Kazan but many of his colleagues from the council had already not once been in Tatarstan capital and some of them conduct business here.
«Regarding the investment climate in your republic I read many times and heard impressions about Tatarstan, - USRBC president said. – Mostly from business men who are present in this market and entered their investments. During the meeting with RT President R.N. Minnikhanov I told him that our purpose is to learn why they start their business here, by what is attractive your republic and disseminate info in the USA and overseas among business representatives and potential investors. Upon coming I will report to members of USRBC about the results of our visit to Tatarstan».
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.