Construction of a heavy residue processing complex at the oil processing plant TAIF-NK is a unique project for Tatarstan and Russia, the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said at a solemn groundbreaking ceremony in recognition of construction of the new complex in Nizhnekamsk.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Deputy Director General of the Russian Technologies State Corporation and Board Chairman of Scientific and Production Concern “Optical systems and technologies” Igor Zavyalov.

“Tatarstan is open for investments and will provide overall assistance for companies and investors willing to realise their projects in republic,” the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said at business forum Investment Opportunities in Tatarstan in London.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) executives in London. PwC was presented by Managing Partner of PwC in Russia David Grey, Chief Executive of PwC office in Kazan Denis Derevyankin.

The Tatarstan State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev has met with Senior Counsellor of Mitsui Strategic Studies Institute Takehiro Togo (Japan, Tokyo).

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has arrived in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland with a working visit (November 7-9, 2012).

Registration of passengers for the flight Kazan –Astrakhan was conducted in a test mode at the 1A terminal at the Kazan international airport. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Chief of Gorky Railway, the branch of OAO “Russian Railways”, Anatoly Lesun visited new terminal.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Indonesia in Russia Dzhauhari Oratmangun. The meeting was held at the Kazan Kremlin with participation of the Tatarstan Minister of culture Airat Sibagatullin, Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov.

Turkey is one of the main partners of the Republic of Tatarstan in many spheres, the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said at a meeting with the Governor of Eskişehir province (Turkey) Kadir Koçdemir. The meeting was held at the Kazan Kremlin.

President of Tatarstan has met with Deputy Chairman of the Turkmenistan Cabinet on transport and communications Rozymyrat Seitkulyev. The meeting was held at the Kazan Kremlin with participation of the Tatarstan Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin, Deputy Minister of informatization and communications Anatoly Geller, and Director General of OJSC KAMAZ Sergei Kogogin.