Members of government commission lay flowers in memory of the perished at “Bulgaria” vessel
12 July 2011, Tuesday
Members of government commission for investigating causes and circumstances of “Bulgaria” vessel wreck laid flowers to an improvised memorial at Kazan river port in memory of victims of the tragedy. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, RF Minister of transport Igor Levitin, State Counselor of RT Mintimer Shaimiev, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and other officials came to honor the memory of the perished.
The improvised memorial in memory of victims of “Bulgaria” vessel wreck is placed by the wall of riverside station where the list of passengers is hanged out. Hundreds of people are coming to lay flowers, candles and toys there.
Rustam Minnikhanov, Igor Levitin, Mintimer Shaimiev and Ilsur Metshin brought flowers to the wall of riverside station and honored the memory of perished.
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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.
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