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The Tatneft board has held a regular meeting in Kazan, chaired by Rustam Minnikhanov. The meeting examined the Tatneft’s budget performance in the eight months of 2010, approved a budget plan for October and the fourth quarter of this year and discussed estimates of Tatneft's financial and economic activities in 2011. The board heard a report on the system of personnel training at Tatneft, arranging recreation and sanitation of children and company employees. The company’s consistent effort in this area was highly evaluated, the corporation’s executive directorate instructed to carry on with the work, the JSC Tatneft’s press service has said.

Republic of Tatarstan is interested in maintaining and developing political, economic and cultural contacts with Vietnam, President Rustam Minnikhanov said at a meeting with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Vietnam to Russia Bui Din Zin. Other attendees at the meeting that took place at the House of Government were Tatarstan industry and trade minister Ravil Zaripov, Tatarstan President department of external relations head Timur Akulov, counsellor-envoy of the embassy of Vietnam, head of the economic department Nguen Tiy Tam, counsellor for political affairs Nguen Than Van and the embassy’s first secretary Le Min Zan.

The ways of customs administering on customs posts of Tatarstan customs of Transkama region have discussed today at a meeting in held in SEZ Alabuga in which RT Prime minister Ildar Khalikov and Chief of the Volga customs dept. Vecheslav Goloskokov took part.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has today met with Singapore’s minister mentor Lee Kuan Yew. The Tatarstan chief is on a two-day visit to Singapore, where he attends the 5th Russia-Singapore business forum.

Remind, head of Taratsan is on two day visit to Singapore where he takes part in the work of V Russia-Singapore Business Forum (September 26 – 29, 2010 ).

“We want very much for Tatarstan’s major industrial companies to be present on the Asian market.” The Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov has today said it in an interview with the Channel News Asia in Singapore during the 5th Russia-Singapore business forum.

Singapore is interesting for Russia in general, as well as for its regions, Rustam Minnikhanov holds. Tatarstan is in particular under represented in Asia as a manufacturer of petrochemical products. The Republic of Tatarstan is the largest producer of polymers, polyethylene, polystyrenes and synthetic rubber, the president’s press service says.

Today Prospects of further cooperation between Russia and Singapore have discussed during a meeting Deputy RF Government Chairman, Chief of Staff of Russia Government Sergei Sobyanin and senior meeting of Republic Singapore Goh Chok Tong, President of Tatarstan rustam Minnikhanov.

The meeting was held within the frameworks of V Russia-Singapore Business Forum.

Memorandum on mutual understanding has been signed today between Republic of Tatarstan and company RSP Architect Planners&Engineers PTE Ltd (Singapore).

(Kazan, September 27, Tatar-inform). Tatarstan is to collaborate with the Singapore’s RSP Architect Planners&Engineers PTE Ltd in developing an IT village project. The memorandum of cooperation was today signed during a presentation of Tatarstan’s key strategies called Tatarstan In Focus.