NEWS

Today President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Governor of Gilboa district council (Israel) Dani Atar and Deputy Governor of Dzhenin province (Palestine) Abdalla Barakat. Rustam Minnikhanov stressed that officials of Palestine and Israel had arrived in Kazan together, thus showing the example of peaceful co-existence of two brotherly nations – European and Arabic. President told about economic potential of Tatarstan, educational and cultural spheres. For the present moment certain connections are established with Israel and Palestine in the sphere of humanities and culture. City dwellers may become familiar with Israel and Plestine cinema. Students of both states study at Kazan universities, Tatarstan specialists exchange experience with Israel colleagues in some areas. But still the level of our economic relations is very low, Rustam Minnikhanov said.

The republican youth forum will be held in Kazan on November, 17. RT Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov told about preparation for the event at briefing in RT Cabinet. All brilliant ideas of new generation will be demonstrated at forum. The best ones will pretend to be realized. In order to take part in the forum, one should register on site of RT Resource youth centre (www.rcm-rt.tatar.ru) or write a letter to molforumrt@gmail.com. Authors of projects will be invited to take part in preliminary stage that will be held in the end of October according to 7 key areas of the forum such as “Youth science and innovations”, “Youth entrepreneurship”, “Information flow – youth mass media”, “Technology of the good” - volunteer movement, “Leadership”, “Career”, “Start for future” – specialized area for ideas not included in other categories.

More than 16,5 people will be attracted in Tatarstan for holding population census 2010. This was announced today by Head of territorial body of Federal state statistics service on RT Valery Kandilov at traditional briefing in House of RT government. The briefing was held in format of video conference with participation of all municipal regions of republic. Besides, all Internet users could take part in the event via official portal of RT government (www.prav.tatar.ru ).  By words of Valery Kandilov, within the next two days the information about stationary census points will appear in mass media. All people involved in population census have passed special training and took exams, Valery Kandilov informed. Everyone has signed agreement about confidentiality of information.

Construction of the Rockwool International facilities at the Alabuga Special Economic Zone was in the focus at the meeting of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the company’s president Eelco van Heel on October 11 at the RT House of Government.Greeting the guests, Rustam Minnikhanov recalled that Rockwool was one of the zone’s first residents and one of the Tatarstan’s strategic partners.“The work to build a new Rockwool heat insulation plant in the Alabuga zone is going the right way,” Rustam Minnikhanov said, expressing confidence production would be rolled out as scheduled.The Tatarstan President went on to noted the Rockwool products had enjoyed a well-deserved demand for in the world as well as in Tatarstan. They are used by the JSC Taneco, JSC Kamaz and in housing construction.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Senegal Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to Russia Mamadou Saliu Diouf have today discussed prospects for economic and cultural cooperation at a meeting at the Cabinet of Ministers.The Senegalese ambassador immediately after the meeting told journalists the Republic of Senegal was interested in developing economic, public and cultural cooperation with Tatarstan, every condition for which was available. “The populations of Tatarstan and Senegal have much in common. The Muslim religion is widespread in both republics. The Republic of Tatarstan is well-known thanks to the JSC Kamaz products and the Tatarstan’s team's participation in the Paris-Dakar rally race,” the guest said.The Tatarstan President director of the external relations department, aide to Tatarstan President on international affairs Timur Akulov said Senegal was an emerging country with a high potential. The republic has adopted a food programme, aimed to provide Senegal and African countries with food. Senegal is going to have a huge demand for machines and equipment manufactured by Tatarstan. The Republic of Senegal delegation that includes 6 people will tomorrow visit Kamaz and Sollers.

Session of Supervision Council of special economic zone “Alabuga” was held in House of RT government chaired by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov. A number of investment projects which pretend to be placed on the territory of special economic zone “Alabuga” and launching new production were presented to members Supervision Council. Thus, OOO “Pixar Coatings” applied for getting the status of resident. It represents the project jointly realized with Italian company on producing paint and varnish production. Volume of investments is meant to be 615 mln. roubles, output capacity – 10 000 tons of production per year. Launching of production in case of getting the status of resident – 2012. The project is meant to be realized in two stages.

Today in Nizhnekamsk a regular production session on constructing Complex of oil processing and oil chemical production session JSC «TANECO» with RT President R.N. Minnikhanov’s participation. Before the session RT President accompanied by general director JSC «Tatneft» Shafagat Takhautdinov examined a complex of installations ELOU-AVT-7, got acquainted with a course of works on hydro-cracking installations being a phase of deep oil processing and visited plants infrastructure and utilities. At the meeting the builders have reported on completion at planned dates of construction-assembly works of the first run «TANECO» and on passing for complex testing of the equipment. It was marked this had been achieved owing to professional and adjusted work of «Tatneft» company , general designer of project - institute VNIPIneft, general contractor - ООО «Neftgazengneering» UK «Kamaglavstroi», its subcontracting organizations.

Keys from 84 new bases Fiat Ducato and “NefAZ” were handed to Tatarstan institutions at the area in front of NCC “Kazan’. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov and members of FIFA executive committee Hani Hasan Aburida (Egypt) and Mohamed Hamam Al-Abdulla (Catar) attended the ceremony. The buses are meant for transport maintenance of sport objects of Universiade-2013, Universiade village, school of Olympic reserve, Central sport club and Complex of trap-shooting “Kazan” and main universities of Kazan.Member of FIFA executive committee Mohamed Hamam Al-Abdulla said that republic may be proud of those sport objects built for Universiade-2013.