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The International Day of aviation and cosmonautics is celebrated on April 12. This day in 1961 a citizen of the Soviet Union, senior lieutenant Yuri Gagarin made his orbital flight in his Vostok 1 spacecraft and opened the epoch of manned space flights. Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov congratulated Tatarstan citizens on this holiday.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov participated in startup of Ford Explorer production at Ford Sollers plant in Yelabuga. Director General of Sollers company Vadim Shvetsov, President and CEO of Ford Sollers Ted Cannis, first Vice-president and CEO of Ford Sollers Adil Shirinov, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Aleksei Rakhmanov participated in a solemn ceremony.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has been on a working trip in Naberezhnye Chelny. He visited several objects of social and economic spheres. The first object was a swimming pool “Dolphin”. There he met with members of Tatarstan synchronous swimming team. Sportswomen presented a programme they will show at the Russian Championship in Kazan on April 24-26.

On April 10 President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov participated in session of Russian Governmental Commission on issues of competition and development of small and medium-size entrepreneurship (Moscow).

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov discussed establishment of polytechnic museum in Kazan with managers of a German company Archimedes Exhibitions. Tatarstan Minister of Education and Science Engel Fattakhov, Minister of Culture Airat Sibagatullin, First Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Yury Bagrov participated in the meeting.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov opened new sports and entertainment complex “Druzhba” in Peschanye Kovali settlement (Laishevo region). He also visited several enterprises and an outpatient clinic.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working trip in Laishevo region. He is going to visit a number of objects and take part in opening of a sports complex and plant.

President of Tatarstan, Board Chairman of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia Rustam Minnikhanov signed a number of documents within the framework of cooperation between Russia and the Netherlands in Amsterdam.