Ildar khalikov and Andrei Nedosekov discuss issues of cooperation on constructing transport corridor “Europe – Western China”
6 July 2011, Wednesday
Issues of cooperation within the limits of project on constructing transport corridor “Europe – Western China” have been discussed at a meeting between Acting RT President Ildar Khalikov and RF Deputy Minister of transport Andrei Nedosekov.
The meeting took place in a House of RT Government with participation of RT Minister of transport and road facilities Lenar Safin and others.
The section of transport corridor “Europe – Western China” will go through Tatarstan territory. Ildar khalikov believes realization of such a serious project is important not only for Tatarstan but for other regions as well, such as Bashkortostan and Orenburg regions. He reminded that the project would be discussed in details in Kazan at the international conference “Creation of transport corridor “Europe – Western China”. The role of transport corridor in integration processes between states - participants of Shanghai cooperation organization will be discussed as well during the forum.
Ildar khalikov and Andrei Nedosekov exchanged opinions regarding state of rural roads and realization of several projects in a road sector according to the principles of private-public partnership.
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.