France Ambassador invites Tatarstan to participate in Year of France in Russia
22 June 2009, Monday
The head of Tatarstan Government Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Russian Federation Jean de Gliniasty at RT Cabinet of Ministers on June 19.
“We are interested to attract French businessmen to Tatarstan, establish new business contacts, exchange experience between our specialists and their French colleagues, and also develop of cooperation in education,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Tatarstan premier pointed out development of car spares production as a project which could be realized using French technologies.
As an example of cooperation with foreign companies he named mutually beneficial contacts with Schneider Electric company (this company opened a production unit and a training centre on the territory of Tatarstan).
The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the French Republic to the Russian Federation invited Tatarstan Prime Minister to take part in the Year of France in Russia (2009) and the Year of Russia in France (2010) events.
Mr. Gliniasty also offered to use ‘The Silk Road’ rally, which starts in Kazan Septembe 2009, as a unique opportunity to advertise the Republic of Tatarstan in France, attract attention of the country’s car manufacturers and businessmen. The ambassador reminded that the French company A.S.O. “Amaury Sport Organisation” (the organizer of Dakar) is engaged in holding the rally.
Another field for cooperation with Tatarstan is programmes of energy-saving and energy-efficiency, Jean de Gliniasty believes.
Today June 20 Mr. Gliniasty participates in the solemn opening ceremony of Ibis Hotel in Kazan, the press-service of Tatarstan Cabinet of Ministers informs.
On 20 January in the evening Russian President Vladimir Putin called Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev and congratulated him with his birthday. During the conversation Vladimir Putin stated that he is happy to hear bright voice of Mintimer (Sharipovich) and wished him good health and all the best.
On 20 January, congratulating Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev with his birthday, the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin wrote in his telegramme: “Being a famous and political leader, you have made a substantial contribution into modern development of Tatarstan and have earned the deep respect and gratitude of residents of the republic.
On January 20, the First President of Tatarstan, State Counsellor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev celebrates its 89 birthday.
He received numerous congratulations from the state and regional leaders, public figures, figures in science, education and culture and residents of the country and Tatarstan.
On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.