Agreement on cooperation between Tatarstan Republic and Organization committee “Sochi-2014” signed in Moscow
31 May 2011, Tuesday
Agreement on cooperation has been signed between Tatarstan Republic and Organization committee “Sochi-2014”. The document was signed by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director-general of Organization committee “Sochi-2014” Dmitri Chernyshenko.
The signing ceremony took place in Moscow within the limits of conference “Universiade. Opportunities for business” (organized by newspaper “Vedomosti”).
The Agreement implies cooperation within the framework of preparation and holding World summer Universiade-2913 in Kazan and winter Olympic Games 2014 in Sochi. Interaction is expected to be realized in cultural, economic and IT sectors, also in the sphere of preparing qualified personnel and organization of volunteer movement.
Press conference for Russian mass media was held on finishing the signing procedure.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
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.