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On 8 July 2013, the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the meeting between the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Head of Russia and CIS Department of the World Economic Forum Anastassia Aubakirova.
The meeting dealt with the issues of further cooperation between the World Economic Forum and Russia and its most vigorously developing regions. The Forum offers to expand the cooperation with the Russian regions and to study in details the economy of the Russian entities.

 

On 6 July 2012, the day of ceremonial opening of 27 World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan, employees of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade welcomed the University Games torchbearers in the Kazan streets. 

The Flame Relay of the 27 World Summer Universiade started on 12 July 2012 from France. The torch lighting ceremony was held at Paris-Sorbonne University that hosted the first World University Games in 1923.

The Torch Relay ended up with the ceremony of lightning the Universiade Cauldron at Kazan Arena Stadium. 

On 6 July 2013, Kazan saw the ceremonial opening of KAPO Composite Plant for the production of composite components for the aircraft industry. The ceremony was attended by Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan; Mikhail Pogosyan, President of the United Aircraft Corporation; Ravil Zaripov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade; Anatoly Gaydansky, Director of ZAO Composite; and Walter Stephan, Chief Executive Officer at Austria-based FACC AG Company.
Within the ceremony programme, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed out awards to the builders and designers of the new plant.

On 5 July 2013, Kazan hosted the reception on the occasion of Canada Day. The ceremonial event was attended by John Sloan, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Russian Federation; Claude-Louis Gallien, President of the International University Sports Federation; Ravil Zaripov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade; Ayrat Farrakhov, Tatarstan Minister of Healthcare; Radik Gimatdinov, Aide to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan; Radik Vakhitov, Representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazan; representatives of the Canadian Embassy in Russia; and the delegation of the Canadian national team.
At present, the republic’s enterprises are implementing the cooperation with Canada-based Magna International Company in the field of automotive construction. Cooperation in the area of medicine is also one of the promising cooperation lines between Tatarstan and Canada.

On 5 July 2013, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the opening ceremony of the Consulate General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kazan. The ceremony was also attended by Galym Orazbakov, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Kazakhstan to the Russian Federation; Askhat Nuskabay, Consul General of the Republic of Kazakhstan in Kazan; Radik Gimatdinov, Aide to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan; Radik Vakhitov, Representative of the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kazan; Ilsur Metshin, Mayor of Kazan; and Ruslan Kabirov, First Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan.

 

Mi-8MTV and Ansat helicopters produced by OAO Kazan Helicopters, a member of the Russian Helicopters Holding, will be assuring security during the 27 World Summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan.

The ambulance helicopter equipped with two special modules is designed to deliver four patients and two doctors to the Republic’s Clinical Hospital of Kazan. Mi-8MTV equipped with water discharge device capable of carrying 3 tonnes of water is planned to be used to patrol sports facilities located on the bank of the Kazanka River.

 

OAO State Institute of Applied Optics, a member of Shvabe Holding since 2010 and Russia’s major optical centre, is presenting its new thermal imagers at the International Military and Naval Salon being held in Saint-Petersburg.

The products presented at the Exhibition are unified thermal imagers, which are capable of observing, detecting, and tracking various targets at night time and in low visibility conditions, intended for the use both in various weapon systems and for tasks of industrial and environmental monitoring as well.

 

On 4 July 2013, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the meeting between the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Canada to the Russian Federation John Sloan.

The meeting dealt with the issues of further bilateral cooperation.

  On 3 July 2013, the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov chaired the meeting regarding the issues of improving the professional education system for employees of enterprises in the defence industry sector.