Coca-Cola in Russia and Tatarstan President discuss partnership in Universiade-2013
24 May 2011, Tuesday
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the Coca-Cola Company’s management in Russia. The meeting took place at the RT House of Government House on May 24. President of Russia, Ukraine & Belarus business unit Zoran Vucinic, Deputy General Manager of the Sochi 2014 Olympic Winter Games project at Coca-Cola Export Corporation Mickael Vinet represented the company.
Director of RT President’s Department of Foreign Affairs – RT President’s aide on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, Rustam Minnikhanov and the Coca-Cola management discussed the possibility of partnership within the framework of the Universiade-2013 and the format of possible cooperation between Coca-Cola and Tatarstan
Iskander Muflikhanov reminded that Coca-Cola is a partner of the Sochi Olympics 2014 in and a long-time partner of FIFA.
The representatives of the company showed readiness to support the all-national strategy of promoting healthy lifestyle in Russia.
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.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.