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On May 16,  Russian Vice-Premier Olga Golodets and Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov attended a solemn opening ceremony of the Second National Championship WorldSkills Russia – 2014 at the International Information Center of the Universiade Village.

On May 16, Chairman of Russian Government Olga Golodets, who arrived in Kazan on a working visit to attend an opening ceremony of Second National Championship WorldSkills Russia – 2014, was met by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov at Kazan International Airport.

On May 16, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with representatives of Global Shapers Community of the World economic forum at the high-tech park “IT Park” in Kazan.

On May 16, issues to improve the investment climate in Russia and Tatarstan were discussed at a meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with delegation of the Club of Leaders on promoting business initiatives of Agency for Strategic Initiatives at Tatarstan Government House.

On May 15, a ceremony of laying a capsule with a message to future residents into the construction site of Salavat Kupere residential complex was held on the outskirts of Kazan near Raduzhny residential district.

On May 15, a seminar chaired by Deputy Plenipotentiary of Russian President in Volga Federal District Oleg Melnichenko with deputies of highest officials of Russian constituent territories responsible for ethno-confessional relations was held in Kazan. Deputy Chief of Staff of Russian Presidential Administration Magomedsalam Magomedov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and other officials took part in the event.

On May 15, speaking at All-Russian scientific and practical conference "Assuring competition in trade activities", Deputy Head of the Federal Anti-monopoly Service (FAS) of Russia Andrey Kashebarov said the market has become more attentive to the federal law concerning state regulation of trade activities, especially retail chains and suppliers.

On May 15, during his visit to the construction site of Ammonium plant in Mendeleevsk region, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov inspected the construction process and held a meeting on issues of implementing this large-scale project.

On May 14, at their meeting in Kazan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Chief of Staff of Russian Presidential Administration Magomedsalam Magomedov discussed issues of social and economic development of Tatarstan, strengthening and harmonization of inter-confessional and inter-ethnic concord, etc.