Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in the Finnish capital Helsinki for a two-day working visit on March 24. At Helsinki’s international airport Vantaa the head of Tatarstan was met by Political Under-Secretary of State of the Finnish Ministry for Foreign Affairs Jaakko Laajava, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russian to Finland Aleksander Rumyantsev and others.

“Tatarstan leadership hopes for attracting investments into republic with the help of Islamic financial tools such as obligations “sukuk”, - RT Prime Minister said at opening of international conference “Sukuk – new tool of developing regional infrastructure”. «Kazan sukuk conference» is being held within the limits of the first issue of Islamic obligations sukuk. Special feature of these securities is that terms of their circulation meet requirements of the Sheriat. Protocol of intentions on issue of independent obligations “sukuk” for Tatarstan Republic was signed within the limits of working visit of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov to Malaysia on December, 14, 2010.

March, 24 is the first day of official visit of Tatarstan delegation headed by the President Rustam Minnikhanov to Finland. The program of two-day staying in Finnish capital Helsinki includes meeting with the President of Finnish Republic Tarja Halonen, Minister of economic development of Finland, Minister of foreign trade of Finland, participation of Tatarstan delegation in seminar “Expomet” and session of joint working group of Tatarstan and Finland.

Observance of balance of interests in various economic, political and social sectors is one of key objectives in activity of heads of RF subjects. Such opinion was expressed by RT President Rustam Minnikhanov at the meeting with heads of republican mass media and representatives of correspondence offices of federal publications. The event dedicated to anniversary of continuance of R.Minnikhanmov in office of RT President was held in House of republican government. Opening the meeting, R.Minnikhanmov said that he often learns about life in republic from the press.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Director General of Federal state unitary enterprise “All-Russia scientific research geological oil institute” Aleksei Varlamov. The meeting was held in House of RT Government with participation of Aide to RT President Rinat Sabirov, President of Academy of sciences Akhmet Mazgarov, Counsellor of RT President on issues of developing oil and oil-gas fields Renat Muslimov.

An official meeting, to mark the Tatarstan farming movement’s 20th anniversary, has today been held at the Korston business centre. An attendee was President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.The Association of Farmers and Peasant Farmsteads chief Kamiyar Baitemirov summed up the work and set tasks for the future. He said the farming movement in Tatarstan had rapidly progressed since 1990. The association was established in 1991. “In the 20 years of making and developing, the farming entities have had a market relations schooling. The agro-industrial branch is hard to imagine without farmers, farmsteads and agricultural consumer cooperatives,” K. Baitemirov noted.

Preparation for opening World summer Universiade-2013 will be monthly discussed at session of special staff under chairmanship of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov. Such decision was made at the meeting of Head of republic with Head of production company “ARS” Igor Krutoi and artist, scene-designer and producer Boris Krasnov. Issues of preparing ceremonies of opening and closing student Games 2013 were discussed at meeting that took place in Moscow. Kazan Mayor Ilsur Metshin, RT Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov took part in the event.

“Citizens should have possibility of free fishing at basins and prosecution bodies will strive for it”, - Head of department on supervision for observance of legislation in the sphere of economy and subsoil usage under RT Prosecutor's office Sergei Egorov said at briefing in RT Cabinet. The briefing was dedicated to current situation that emerged because of imposition of paid restrictions for amateur and sports fishing (Federal law about amendments in Federal law “On fishery and conservation of water biological resources”).

Geological information is the basis for development of such sectors as oil-producing industry, production of construction materials in Tatarstan. Currently use of existing geological data makes difficulties due to their inconsistency. This was announced by RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov at the opening of district seminar “Issues of functioning of unified system of federal and territorial funds of geological information on Volga federal district”. By words of Director of Federal State Institution “Territorial fund of geological information on Volga federal district” Tatiana Kosarikova, the seminar was held in accordance with Edict of Federal agency for subsoil usage.

“Traffic restrictions for cargo transport will be imposed in Tatarstan from April, 15”, - RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin informed at briefing in RT Cabinet. Briefing was dedicated to issues of preparation of all responsible ministries and institutions of republic for flood-dangerous period.