Fabruary,15. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in solemn housing in new flats of GPW veterans and participants of republican program of social mortgage in Mamadysh municipal region. We remind that Head of Republic is currently in Mamadysh region with working visit. Investors of construction of two houses were State housing fund under RT President, general contractors – ZAO “Mamadyshstroi” and ZAO “Stroiservis”.Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated veterans on this event. “Many of you have been waiting for this for decades. Within the limits of federal program of improving veterans’ living conditions all people who are meant to gain subsidies will be provided with new flats”, - RT President said.

The presence of cable television should not deprive the citizens of the Republic of Tatarstan of possibility to receive the terrestrial digital signal. It was announced on February 14 by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov during the meeting with Andrei Romanchenko, Director General of the Russian Television and Radio Broadcasting Network (RTRS). The meeting was held in the House of Parliament of the Republic of Tatarstan; the session was also attended by Ildar Khalikov, Prime Minister, Nikolai Nikiforov, Deputy Prime-Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan, Minister of Communications and Informatization of RT, heads of the departments, as well as the Republican television and radio broadcasting companies.

Prime Minister of Tatarstan Republic Ildar Khalikov met with Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan Akhmet Akynty. The meeting was held in House of RT government with participation of Director of Department for external relations under RT President - Aide to RT President on international issues Timur Akulov, RT Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin, First deputy minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov and others.Welcoming Akhmet Akynty Ildar Khalikov congratulated him on assignment to a position of Consul general of Turkish Republic in Kazan. He noted that Tatarstan Republic and Turkish Republic are united by warm relationships, common traditions, language, history and culture.

Fabruary,14. RT President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Chief of Audit Chamber Staff of RF, President of national badminton federation of Russia Sergei Shakhrai. The meeting was held in House of RT Government with participation of RT Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Chairman of RT Audit Chamber Aleksei Demidov. Sergei Shakhrai noted that major works are carried out in Tatarstan on preparation for Universiade-2013, construction of sport objects and infrastructure.

Mass round “Ski track of Russia-2011” started in Kazan on February,14 in central park named after Gorky (stadium “Trudovie reservy”). Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov started ski round.Head of RT government congratulated everyone who decided to take part in this event on such a frosty sunny day. “Sports year 2011 had successfully started from first four places of “KAMAZ-Master” team in rally “Dakar”, Russian cup of volleyball team “Dinamo-Kazan” and multiple awards of sportsmen from Tatarstan who defended the honor of our country at winter Universiade-2011 in Erzurum (Turkey)”, - Ildar Khalikov addressed participants of round “Ski track of Russia-2011”. It is especially pleasant that sportswoman from Tatarstan Aliya Iksanova won two golden medals at winter Universiade-2011 in cross-country skis.

Investment project in the sphere of agro-industrial complex “New village” was presented to the President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov within the limits of his working trip to Drozhzhanovski municipal region.New project of complex construction of agricultural territories was presented by Head of Managing Company “Agroparkmanagement” Yuri Shevshenko (Samara). He told about complex approach to construction of individual housing with household plots. It is meant that livestock farms and plants for processing agricultural production will be created in existing villages.

Solemn opening of VII All-Russia competitions in fire-applied sport for the Cup of RT Prime Minister was held today in Kazan with participation of Head of republican government Ildar Khalikov, Head of Volga regional centre under RF Ministry of emergency situations Igor Panshin and Head of State Institution of RF Ministry of emergency situations on RT - RT Minister of civil defence and emergency situations, chief judge of competitions Rafis Khabibullin. RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that fire-applied sport is a special kind of sport. “It results in saved lives of people being in difficult situation. Tatarstan hosts these competitions for the 7th time not occasionally. The event was firstly initiated by former Prime Minister and current President of republic Rustam Minnikhanov”, - he said.

Fabruary,11. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Minister of economic development of Russia Oleg Fomichev.The event was held within the limits of meeting on issues of realizing innovative policy in regions – participants of Russian Association of innovative regions. RT Minister of economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov and Aide to RT President Anatoli Krasnov also attended the meeting.At the meeting with RT President Oleg Fomichev told about activity of Association. Rustam Minnikhanov in his turn emphasized that Tatarstan has always positioned itself as an innovative region and republican leadership is ready to support initiatives of the association.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Czech Republic to the Russian Federation Petr Kolář today.“We have been cooperating with Tatarstan fruitfully and successfully for a long time. Our entrepreneurs know that your republic has an enormous potential,” Ambassador of Czechia Petr Kolář said at the meeting with journalists.Talking about the projects that are being realized, Petr Kolář informed that Czech entrepreneurs were building a trade center in Kazan. There is also a joint project of constructing an emergency hospital in Tatarstan. Czech buses will be supplied for the Universiade to the capital.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held meeting on issues of construction and commissioning of housing including the program of State housing fund under RT President, housing construction for veterans of GPW and realization of RF Law dated 21.07.2007 №185-ФЗ “On Fund of assistance to reformation of housing and communal services” in RT. RT Prime Minister Ildra Khalikov took part in work of the session.RT Minister of construction, architecture and housing Irek Faizullin noted that financial support of Federal fund for republican program of major repairs in 2011 was defined at the amount of 272,5 mln. roubles. Total volume of funds makes 4,6 bln. roubles.