Delegation of Novosibirsk region headed by the Governor Vasily Yurchenko arrived in Kazan with two-day working visit (June 6-8).
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, First Vice-premier Ravil Muratov, Director of Department for external relations – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov met the delegation at international airport “Kazan”.
Novosibirsk delegation comprises representatives of Ministry of industry, trade and entrepreneurship development, Ministry of economic development, Ministry of culture, Ministry of education, science and innovative policy and other structure of executive power.
The program of working visit is rather intensive and informative. On June 7 guests will be told about course of preparation for Universiade 2013. Several objects of sport infrastructure (Universiade Village, Centre of volleyball “St. Petersburg”), development of projects “Electronic Tatarstan”, “Electronic Government” (on the basis of IT-park), and work of federal electronic site will be demonstrated to Novosibirsk delegation. Later on members of delegation will visit a house built using energy-saving technologies (on the territory of technopolis “Himgrad”).
Agreement about trade-economic, scientific and technical, social and cultural cooperation between Tatarstan Republic and Novosibirsk region will be signed later on. Moreover, Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between Institute of catalysis named after G.K. Boreskov of Siberian branch of Russian Academy of sciences and JSC “Tatneftehiminvest-holding” is also planned for June 7.
The trip to JSC “TANECO” (Nizhnekamsk) and SEZ “Alabuga” (Elabuga municipal region) is planned for June 8.
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.