Tatarstan Prime Minister holds meeting with Uzbekistan Ambassador
17 April 2009, Friday
The Republic of Tatarstan Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting with the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Uzbekistan to the Russian Federation Ilhomjon Nematov at Tatarstan Government House on April 16.
Uzbekistan Ambassador to Russia thanked for warm welcome he had received in the Republic of Tatarstan.
On April 16 Ilhomjon Nematov took part in the opening ceremony of the international forum “Development of the CIS innovative space. The role and place of the CIS countries’ chambers of industry and commerce”, which takes place in Tatarstan these days.
Issues of mutually beneficial cooperation of Tatarstan and Uzbekistan were discussed at the meeting.
Tatarstan Premier proposed the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Uzbekistan to Russia to organize a visit of Uzbek businessmen to Tatarstan with the purpose to get acquainted with our republic’s economic potential.
Tatarstan Prime Minister’s aide for foreign economic work Iskander Muflikhanov informed that a visit of Tatarstan delegation to the Republic of Tatarstan is scheduled to take place in 2009.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaipov, State adviser to Tatarstan President for international affairs Timur Akulov attended the meeting, 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.