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RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov approved the development modernization plan of international airport “Kazan” presented by the management of “Himimport” holding (Bulgaria). Reconstruction and construction of new objects will help airport “Kazan” to achieve modern international standards, improve the service of passengers and provide stable growth of passengers flow.

On September, 19 Tatarstan will present its investment potential. Projects in transport machine construction, building industry, instrument engineering equipment and material production will be presented at Forum besides investment projects in petrochemistry.

XV International Congress of surgeons-hepatologists from CIS countries was opened in Kazan. It is devoted to urgent problems of hepatology surgery. Specialists from 80 Russian regions and 11 countries take part in the Congress.

RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov told today to mass media journalists about the projects which will be presented by Tatarstan at VII international Forum in Sochi (September, 18-21).

Yesterday, on September, 15 Supervisory Board of Vnesheconombank headed by the Chairman of Russian Government Vladimir Putin approved $350 million for the project of construction of ammonia, methanol, granulated carbamide production complex in Mendeleevsk (Tatarstan).

Today the founder and President of Worldwide economic forum (WEF) Claus Schwab was given the rank of honorary doctor of Lenin Kazan State University. That was a decision of enlarged session of academic council in Lenin Kazan State University. It was announced by the rector of Lenin Kazan State University Myakzyum Salakhov.

Yesterday on September, 12 President and founder of Worldwide economic forum Claus Schwab met with managing and economic elite of Tatarstan. The discussion was held at “circle table” in Kazan town hall. RT Prime minister Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the meeting.

Today RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Minister of sport, tourism and youth policy of Russia Natalia Parshikova in RT Government House. President of Russian student sport union, member of Executive Committee of FISU Oleg Matytsyn, Minister of youth, sport and tourism of RT Marat Bariev, Head of Management of Culture, Sports and Tatarstan Nationalities' Languages Development under RT Cabinet Office Ramil Tukhvatullin also took part in the meeting.

Today ceremonial opening of the largest polycarbonate plates production plants in Russia “SafPlast Innovative” took place in Tatarstan. RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov took part in opening ceremony of new manufacture. “SafPlast Innovative” plant is located in the vicinity of Kazan, its total area is 1,4958 hectares.

Today Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov took part in ceremonial opening of XV international exhibition “Oil.Gas.Petrochemistry-2008” in Kazan.
The exhibition is held in Tatarstan capital and over the years has been among 3 large regional oil and gas expositions. Every year more than 200 oil and gas producing companies and enterprises which produce equipment and technologies for extraction and processing of hydrocarbons take part in this event.