March, 3. President of JSC “Russian railways” Vladimir Yakunin held district meeting with participation of Plenipotentiary to RF President in Volga Federal District Grigori Rapota and governors of few regions including Nizhni Novgorod, Kirov and Saratov regions. The Republic of Tatarstan was presented by Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin.

The Republic of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Geydar Aliev Fund in Baku on Wednesday. The head of the republic is on a working visit in the capital of Azerbaijan – Baku.Rustam Minnikhanov and the accompanying officials visited Geydar Aliev Museum where documents and photos from his personal archive are exhibited. The guests were informed about the purposes and work of the fund which was founded in memory of the nationwide leader Geydar Aliev.

Within the framework of strategic partnership with RT Government implied by agreement on developing info-communication technologies, “Megafon” company together with press service of RT President held seminar for press secretaries and employees of press service of state authorities.The seminar was dedicated to efficient use of new media resources to organize dialogue with the audience. Within the limits of seminar employees of press services of 20 ministries and departments mastered basic principles of work in modern information societies, social networks, blogs and other informal media resources.

March 2, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working visit to Azerbaijan. Late on March 1, the plane with Rustam Minnikhanov aboard landed in Baku’s Geidar Aliyev Airport where Azerbaijan Economic Development Minister Shakhin Mustafaev, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin, Tatarstan Permanent Representative to Azerbaijan Nail Zaripov, Kamaz Director General Sergei Kogogin, Chairman of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov, representatives of the Tatarstan Trade House in Azerbaijan and others met the Tatarstan delegation.

On March, 1 in the course of working visit of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov to Free State of Saxony a number of documents on further cooperation between Russian and German regions were signed.At Congress centre of Leipzig fair Rustam Minnikhanov held meetings with Prime Minister of Free State of Saxony Stanislav Tillikh. By results of the meeting R. Minnikhanov and S. Tillikh signed final protocol of working visit of Tatarstan Head to Saxony.In presence of Rustam Minnikhanov and Stanislav Tillikh rector of Kazan State Technical University named after A.N.Tupolev Yuri Gortyshov and President of Centre of competence of mechanical engineers of Chemnitz city Hans Jürgen Neumann signed agreement on joint realization of project of creating German-Russian centre of competence of mechanical engineering in Tatarstan Republic.

The Tatarstan-Saxony cooperation is a good example of regional interaction that makes a good contribution to the cause of expansion of Russia-Germany relationship, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his opinion speaking at the opening of the fairs “Z/intec 2011” at the Leipzig Trade Fair. The Tatarstan delegation is in Leipzig in the framework of the visit to the Free State of Saxony.

The official visit of Tatarstan delegation to Free State of Saxony started today. Tatarstan delegation headed by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Leipzig. Among members of delegation are RT Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, Director of department for external relations under RT President – Aide to RT President Timur Akulov and Aide to RT President Iskander Mouflikhanov.

Russian regions should provide infrastructure for using all-purpose electronic citizen’s card, President of Russia Dmitri Medvedev announced at session of commission on modernization and technological development of economy dedicated to elaboration and implementation of all-purpose electronic card. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the session that was held in Moscow. Creation of all-purpose electronic card in Russia is stipulated by the law “On organization of rendering state and municipal services”. This card is expected to be used for rendering state services, banking operations and as identification document.