NEWS

On 1 July 2016, Kazan saw an awarding ceremony of Republic`s Journalist Award “Prestige of Working Professions and Engineering Specialities” within the framework of the 6th Regional and National Mass Media Forum under the aegis of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade and Tatmedia, the Republic`s Agency for Press and Mass Communications.

The ceremony was attended by State Advisor of the Republic of Tatarstan Mintimer Shaimiev, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, and Director General of Kazan Helicopters Vadim Ligay.

Albert Karimov congratulated the winners of the Republic`s Award on their deserved victory and wished them and all the participants of the media forum successful work and trust to their work from viewers and readers.

On 1 July 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov chaired a videoconference meeting with the representative offices of the Republic of Tatarstan abroad and in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation.

The meeting was attended by representatives of ministries, agencies, and public institutions of the republic.

In the course of the meeting, the participants discussed the results of activities of Tatarstan representative offices abroad and in the constituent entities of the Russian Federation for the H1 of 2016, the issues of current activities and future plans related to the development of trade, economic, and investment cooperation and work with compatriots.

The Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Tuva have a lot of opportunities for cooperation, said Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on 1 July 2016 at the meeting with Acting Head of the Republic of Tuva Sholban Kara-ool. The meeting was held within the framework of the working visit of the Tatarstan delegation headed by Rustam Minnikhanov to Kyzyl (Tuva).

Sholban Kara-ool asked Tatarstan President for assistance in creating an airline connection between Kyzyl and Kazan.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Sholban Kara-ool for the high-level organisation of the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to the Republic of Tuva. Tatarstan President noted that Tuva, like Tatarstan, is a multinational republic.