Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan and China have a lot of areas to establish further cooperation
21 July 2011, Thursday
How further cooperation can be developed was discussed at a meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Chinese Vice-Minister of Commerce Zhong Shan on July 21.
The meeting was held at the Tatarstan House of Government.
Greeting the Chinese delegation, Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Mr Vice Minister for choosing Kazan to host the 10th meeting of the Permanent working group for interregional and cross-border cooperation of the Subcommission on trade and economic cooperation of the Russia-China commission on preparation for head of government’s regular meetings. The meeting of the Permanent working group will take place at Kazan’s IT-Park (St. Petersburg Str.) on July 22.
The Tatarstan President said he had recently visited Shanghai, China where the FINA selected the country to host the 2015/2017 FINA World Championships.
The parties agreed that Tatarstan and Chine have a lot of areas where further cooperation can be developed. Minister Zhong mentioned about the interest in mutual investments, cooperation in energy and technology spheres.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.
On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
On 4 April , speaking at a closing ceremony of the XX Russian Venture Forum held at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian Venture Forum has confirmed its status of the point of attraction of technological development leaders.
The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.
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.”