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Extended session of academic council of Kazan federal university dedicated to awarding the distinctions to the degree of “Honourable Doctor of the Kazan University” to President of Finland Tarja Halonen was held in assembly hall of the main building of Kazan federal university. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the event.Rector of Kazan (Volga) Federal University Ilshat Gafurov reminded that on October, 7, 2010 academic council of the university decided to award the title of “Honourable Doctor of the Kazan University” to President of Finland Tarja Halonen for great contribution into distribution and learning the Russian language, mutual enrichment of our cultures and creation of conditions for fruitful development of cooperation in scientific-educational sphere. The Kazan University itself has strong connections with Helsinki University - the oldest university of Finland, and university that is located in Turku – the oldest city in the country.

Businesses from Finland should be more aggressive in coming to Tatarstan. This opinion was stated today by President of the Republic Rustam Minnikhanov at the meeting with President of Finland Tarja Halonen. The meeting took place in the Kazan Kremlin within the framework of the state visit of Tarja Halonen to Russia.The President of Tatarstan thanked Her Excellency for her visit to Kazan, having paid attention to the fact that Tatarstan and Finland has much in common. “In your country, for over 100 years lives the Tatar community, which has kept its originality and culture”, the head of Tatarstan told Her Excellency “Your country is a place from which we learnt and is learning how to develop innovations, and now we are adopting your best practices in the sphere of education”.

President of Finland Tarja Halonen made a tour of the Kazan Kremlin. She was accompanied by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov. They visited the Kul-Sharif Mosque and the Annunciation Cathedral.Imam-hatyb of the mosque Ramil khazrat Yunusov demonstrated to Her Excellency a Finnish-language Koran which had been gifted to the mosque by Finnish Tatars.Tarja Halonen noted that Tatars appeared in Finland in the 19th century. “Tatars live well with us; however, they seeking their wives in Kazan”, - said H.E. President, smiling. Presidents of Finland and Tatarstan also visited a museum of Islamic culture which is situated on the ground floor of the mosque.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Head of Federal service on state registry, cadastre and cartography Viktor Kislov in RT Cabinet. The meeting was attended by Vice-premier – Head of RT Cabinet office Shamil Gafarov, Head of Russian registry Department on Tatarstan Azat Zyabbarov, Director of Federal state institution “Land cadastre chamber on RT” Lenara Muzafarova. The key issue for discussion was realization of pilot project on creating infrastructure of spatial data in republic. Nine Russian regions are taking part in this project, including Tatarstan.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a visit meeting held by Chairman of RF government Vladimir Putin in Ivanovo city “On regional programs on modernizing health care system in RF regions”. The meeting was held in format of video conference. Opening the meeting, Vladimir Putin noted that regional programs on modernizing health care system should start working in RF regions from January, 1, 2011 and become a logical continuation of national project “Health”. For realization of this project 590 bln. roubles have been allocated for 5 years. RF Prime Minister stressed that preparation and realization of these programs are priority issues in work of regions’ heads. Financing of health care system from regional budgets should not be reduced under the pretext of receiving money from federal budget.

On November, 9 by the Edict of RT President A.K.Sadretdinov has been freed from the post of RT Minister of ecology and natural resources in connection with transfer to another work.

Today RT President Rustam Minnikhanov held working meeting with Director of Federal bailiffs service - chief bailiff of Russia A.O Parfenchikov who had arrived in republic with one-day visit.Issues of joint work of federal and regional state power bodies on execution of legal proceedings have been discussed at the meeting. R.N.Minnikhanov stressed that bailiffs service is an important component of the system of ensuring constitutional rights of citizens, makes considerable contribution into solving economic and social problems. Activity of territorial department of Federal bailiffs service on RT and possibility of holding international scientific-practical conference on executive production in Kazan in 2011 were also discussed at the meeting.

On November, 8 RT President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Chairman of group of companies “Al Habtoor” Halaf Al Habtoor in House of RT government. Rustam Minnikhanov told Arabic guest about social and economic development of Tatarstan, major industries and defined main perspectives of cooperation between group of companies “Al Habtoor” and Tatarstan. Earlier Director of Department on external relations under RT President – Aide to RT President on international issues Timur Akulov, First deputy head of executive committee of the city Rustam Nigmatullin and Vice-mayor of Kazan Oskar Prokopyev presented four projects developed by Kazan company “Millenium Zilant City” to Mr Al Habtoor in Kazan city hall. One of the projects is development of right bank of the Kazanka river, construction of multilayer parkings and two projects of complex apartment blocks – “Watercolors” on the territory of former tram depot in Pavlyukhina street and “Metropolis” between Esperanto and Kalinina streets.