President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is on working trip in Shenzhen (China)
11 August 2011, Thursday
Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is on working trip in Shenzhen. The main aim of a visit - participation in official opening ceremony of 26th World students sports games (Universiade).
The opening is to take place tomorrow, August 12, at 20.00 pm local time (16.00 Moscow time) on the ground of sports complex "Cocoon of Spring ".
Besides, during his visit to Shenzhen Rustam Minnikhanov will see the universiade objects erected in the city for sportsmen and Games participants, attend Avenue of flags, the participants of Universiade, familiarize with the work of press-center and a center of international broadcasting.
The delegation presenting Republic of Tatarstan in China involves mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, RT minister of healthcare Airat Farrakhov, RT minister of transport and road facilities Lenar Safin, RT minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin and Tatneft general director Shafagat Tahautdinov and others.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
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.