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On June 23 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in official opening of Planetarium at V.P. Engelgardt Astronomical Observatory. Total area of the Planetarium is 15 hectares.

On June 22 at a meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with Singapore delegation led by Vice-Premier and Minster of Finances Tharman Shanmugaratnam Tatarstan Ministry of Education and Science and Educare company signed Memorandum on cooperation, and Tatarstan Ministry of Information and Communication and Singapore Committee on international trade signed Memorandum on mutual understanding.

On June 22 an official Singapore delegation of Government officials, businessmen, representatives of different economic and industrial sectors, major Singapore and international companies led by Vice-Premier and Minster of Finances Tharman Shanmugaratnam visited Kazan IT park to take part in Tatarstan-Singapore Business Forum.

On June 22 at a weekly video conference meeting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that agricultural producers should do their best to overcome consequences of unfavourable weather conditions. He continued that municipalities can introduce emergency situation regime to mobilize all resources.

On June 21 within the framework of St. Petersburg International Economic Forum Board Chairman of OAO “Gasprom” Aleksei Miller, Director General of OOO “Gasprom gas engine fuel” Viktor Zubkov and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov signed agreement on expanding the use of natural gas as the engine fuel.