Mintimer Shaimiev meets with representatives of Mitsui company
28 October 2013, Monday
On October 28 Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev met with Mitsui project development CEO Sugawara Masato, General Manager of the Department for industrial projects Yoshihiko Ishii, Senior Manager for Project Development Nakidsima Kaori, and Manager of the Department for industrial projects Marat Khalilyulin, who came to Kazan to take part in jubilee events dated to 55th anniversary of the first production output at OAO “Kazanorgsintez”.
To the point, Mitsui company and OAO “Kazanorgsintez” are united by a long-term cooperation history.
Sugawara Masato thanked Tatarstan State Counsellor for the meeting and conveyed best wishes from Takehiro Togo, who had visited Tatarstan several times and met with Mintimer Shaimiev as Ambassador of Japan to Russia, and Senior Adviser of Mitsui Institute of Strategic Research.
Participants of the meeting discussed cooperation between Mitsui and Tatarstan companies. Mintimer Shaimiev told about social and economic development of the republic and new innovative projects.
On May 14, the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre hosted a solemn reception marking the opening of the Year “Kazan – Cultural Capital of the Islamic World” and the holding of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”.
Deputy Prime Minister of the Russian Federation Marat Khusnullin, Russian Minister of Culture Olga Lyubimova, Director General of the Islamic World, Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) Salim bin Mohammed AlMalik and other officials were among the honored guests of the evening.
On 26 April, during festive events dedicated to the Native Language Day and the 140th birthday of the great Tatar poet Gabdulla Tukay, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev laid flowers to the monument of the great Tatar poet.
On 17 March, speaking at a meeting of the State Council of the republic, where its Chairman Farid Mukhametshin declared his early termination of powers, Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev said: “Mutual respect and deep understanding help to preserve high trust of our people.”
On 13 March the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the State Counselor of the republic Mintimer Shaimiev accompanied by the regional Mufti Kamil Samigullin took part in the XIV Iftar of the republic organized by the Spiritual Board of Muslims of Tatarstan, the administration of the Ak Bars Arena stadium and the national tourist complex Tugan Avylym (My Native Village) at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.