Representative office of Tatarstan Republic to be created in Dubai
11 May 2011, Wednesday
Representative office of Tatarstan Republic will be organized in emirate of Dubai (United Arab Emirates). Such decision was made on May, 10 by results of meeting between RT President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director-general of Investment agency of Dubai (FDI – Foreign Direct Investment) Mr Fahad Al Gergawi. The main task is to represent trade and economic interests of the Republic of Tatarstan in United Arab Emirates and whole area of Persian Gulf.
The meeting was held within the framework of investment forum Annual Investment Meeting 2011 (AIM-2011) which takes place in Dubai.
According to Director of Department for external relations under RT President Administration, Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, Rustam Minnikhanov and Mr Fahad Al Gergawi discussed further interaction between Tatarstan Republic and FDI. In particular, business delegation from United Arab Emirates will take part in summit of Islamic business and finances Kazansummit-2011 that will be held in Kazan in June.
The parties also discussed the issue of opening through air traffic between Kazan and Dubai. Head of FDI Fahad Al Gergawi expressed readiness to lobby for this issue.
Chairman of Committee for developing small and medium entrepreneurship Linar Yakupov took part in the meeting.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.