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“Tatarstan authorities are thankful to Federal state statistics service for supporting our initiatives in the sphere of improving procedures of collection and information processing”, - RT PM Ildar Khalikov said at the meeting with deputy head of Federal state statistics service Maksim Dianov. The meeting took place in House of RT Government. Head of Tatarstan state statistics service Valeri Kandilov took part in the event.

The Sverdlov Region delegation, led by the governor Alexander Misharin, on 19 March visited the Kama industrial park Master.The delegation was accompanied by President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Cabinet of Ministers chief of staff Shamil Gafarov, Tatarstan minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov and others.The Sverdlov Region’s delegation, led by the governor Alexander Misharin, was on a one-day working visit to Tatarstan. The guests examined several local manufacturing companies, toured 2013 Universiade venues, the Kazan-based IT Park and the Alabuga special economic zone.

Being two of the most developed regions in Russia, Tatarstan and Sverdlovsk regions have many areas for mutually beneficial cooperation that are to be developed. This was said by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov at the meeting with Governor of Sverdlovsk region Aleksandr Misharin in Kazan Kremlin. Within the limits of trip to Kazan delegation of Sverdlovsk region visited Universiade village, educational centre of high medical technologies and IT-park.

March, 18. “Round table” on urgent issues of creating regional infrastructure for development of innovative activity started at 10 o’clock in Moscow within the limits of international scientific-practical conference “Russia and the world: in search of innovative strategy”. Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov will chair the session. Participants of the event will discuss advanced global and domestic experience of forming innovative infrastructure, legislative and methodological initiatives in this sphere, efficiency of functioning of special economic zones, technoparks, venture funds, small innovative enterprises under higher educational institutions and define forms of perspective mutual cooperation.

First session of Council on corruption counteraction under RT President was held under chairmanship of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov on March, 17. Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin took part in work of the session. Council on corruption counteraction is a consultative body under RT President on issues of corruption counteraction and was founded by RT President Edict date as of 21.02.2011 №УП-71 as the results of renaming Republican council on realization of anti-corruption policy.

March, 17. Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov took part in plenary discussion “Development of innovations in regions - economic strategy of Russia” that was held within the limits of international scientific-practical conference “Russia and the world: in search of innovative strategy” (Gaidar forum -2011). We remind that the forum is held on March, 16-19 in Moscow in the building of Russian academy of national economy and state service under RF President. Head of RF President Administration Sergei Naryshkin took part in panel discussion.

Prime Minister of Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Kazan Kremlin within the limits of working visit to Russian Federation. Accompanied by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov R. Erdogan visited the Kul-Sharif mosque, Annunciation Cathedral and residence of RT President where he got acquainted with work of fund “Revival”.

Within the limits of working visit to Russia Prime Minister of Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan visited Kazan Federal University and met with students and teachers. R. Erdogan was accompanied by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov. Acquaintance with Kazan Federal University started from university museum. World atlas in Turkish published in Erzurum in 1802 attracted attention of Recep Tayyip Erdogan. Also guests visited auditorium # 7 where V. Lenin studied, and got acquainted with brief presentation of World summer Universide-2013. Prime Minister of Turkey left notes in the book of honorable guests of the university.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed the Turkish delegation at the international airport “Kazan” on Wednesday evening.
(Kazan, March 17, Tatar-Inform). Prime Minister of the Turkish Republic Recep Tayyip Erdogan arrived in Kazan on Wednesday as part of his working trip to the Russian Federation. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov welcomed him at the international airport of Tatarstan’s capital.Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Vice-Chairman of RT State Council Rimma Ratnikova also greeted the Turkish delegation, RT President’s press-service informs.

March, 16. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in work of international scientific-practical conference «Russia and world: in quest of innovation strategy» within the limits of Gaidarov Forum – 2011. Forum is held in Moscow (Russian academy of national economy and government service under RF President) on March, 16-19.Speaking to participants of the conference Rustam Minnikhanov told about major “growing points” of Tatarstan economy that may help to bring gross regional product to 65 bln. US dollars by 2015.