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President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with first vice Chairman of the Committee of the Federation Council on agricultural-foodstuff policy and nature use Sergei Lisovsky and board Chairman of “FGN Capital” Alexandr Khaldei.

A unit for processing heavy charge using the advanced VCC technology will appear at the oil-processing plant “TAIF-NK” in 2015. A contract for basiс engineering of the unit with a capacity of 3 mln tons per year was signed today between JSC “TAIF-NK” and an American engineering company KBR in Kazan. In the presence of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov the document was signed by the first president, member of KBR Board Tim Challand and Director general of JSC “TAIF-NK” Amil Kalimullin.

6830 large families have applied for free land plots in the Republic of Tatarstan, First deputy minister of land and property relations of RT Airat Nurutdinov informed at a briefing in the House of RT Government.

Issues of cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and Hyundai company within preparation and holding World summer universiade 2013 have been discussed at a meeting of the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov with Director general of “Hyundai Motor CIS” Byung Kwon Lim in Kazan.

Outcomes of social-economic development of Cheremshan municipal region for 2011 were discussed at a report session of the region’s council. Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov attended the session.

Results of 2011 were summarized in Zelenodolsk region of the Republic of Tatarstan at XVI session of the region’s council. President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov attended the session.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan has visited the reconstructed Eastern water intake station in Zelenodolsk where modern methods of drinking water purification were implemented.

RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin initiated creation of an innovative technopark “Volga road polygon” on the territory of the Republic of Tatarstan. The statement was made by the minister at an extended board session of RT Ministry of transport and road construction on February, 11.

Increase of energy resource efficiency and labour productivity, and consequently increase of competitiveness are priority tasks faced by the Tatarstan enterprises, RT President Rustam Minnikhanov stated today at a joint session of RT Ministry of economy , RT Ministry of energy and RT Ministry of industry and trade "On results of work in 2011 and tasks for 2012".

The minister of transport of the Russian Federation Igor Levitin has arrived in the Republic of Tatarstan with a working visit. The minister was met by RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and RT Minister of transport Lenar Safin in the international airport “Kazan”.