RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov met with journalists - representatives of foreign mass media working in Russia. The meeting was held in House of RT government. We remind that representatives of foreign mass media working in Russia, stay in Kazan with two-day introductory visit (November,26-27). They have already visited IT park (Kazan) where Minister of informatization and communications Nikolai Nikiforov presented a number of IT projects being realized in Tatarstan.Journalists asked Ildar Khalikov questions regarding preparation and holding of Universiade 2013 in Kazan, how it is possible to follow the principles of tolerance in such multinational region as Tatarstan, economic and cultural cooperation of Tatarstan with CIS countries and global society.

The Republic of Tatarstan is among leaders in the sphere of implementing the system of satellite navigation GLONASS. This has been said today by Vice-premier of Russian Government Sergey Ivanov at the meeting with RT President Rustam Minnikhanov in Naberezhnye Chelny.“I have visited Tatarstan quite often for the last few years and have paid attention to development of navigation system GLONASS. Among Russian regions Tatarstan is one of the leaders in implementing this system”, - Sergey Ivanov addressed to Head of republic.

There should not be any migrants in Tatarstan except for construction sphere. This was announced by First vice-premier of Tatarstan government Ravil Muratov at the session of Republican interdepartmental commission on improving living standards and legalization of incomings. The event was held in RT Cabinet.“We have to substitute vacancies, satisfy needs in human resources in Tatarstan at the expense of citizens living in republic and Russian Federation”,- Ravil Muratov is sure. There won’t be any foreigners. By his words, it is necessary to use more intensively the potential of more than 6100 young Tatarstaners who came back from the army.

Due to the taken measures within the limits of program of additional actions aimed at decreasing tension at labor market the number of officially registered unemployed people decreased by 38125 in Tatarstan. This was announced today by Deputy Minister of labor, employment and social protection Klara Tazetdinova at the session of Republican interdepartmental commission on improving living standards and legalization of incomings. The event was held in House of RT government with participation of First vice-premier of republic Ravil Muratov.

The Republic of Tatarstan regards auto making as its machine building branch’s main prospect, the republic’s head Rustam Minnikhanov said after a meeting of the council of general and chief designers, leading scientists and high-technology economy sector specialists in Naberezhnye Chelny. The meeting on implementing advanced engineering technologies in auto design was chaired by Russia government’s vice-premier Sergey Ivanov.The council of general and chief designers, leading scientists and high-technology economy sector specialists at the Russian Federation government’s chairman was set up on October 13, 2008. Its main tasks are analysis and developing recommendations on issues related to the state and trends of Russia’s industry’s development, state structural, innovative and research and development policy, as well as expert examination of large R&D investment and other programmes, projects and proposals submitted to the government.

The strategic session “The development of the Republic of Tatarstan: the new strategy of development and attraction of investments” can be called the beginning of joint work of Tatarstan and the Russian Union of Industrialists and Entrepreneurs (RUIE), Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said greeting the participants of the session. The event attended by representatives of Tatarstan’s government structures and business community was held at the RT House of Government.

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and President of Russian union of manufacturers and entrepreneurs Aleksandr Shokhin debated on attracting investments and strategies of Tatarstan development.The meeting was held in House of RT government with participation of RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Aide to RT President Iskander Mouflikhanov, Aide to RT President Anatoly Krasnov, Co-chairman of Russian union of manufacturers and entrepreneurs Committee on investment policy Igor Vdovin, managing partner of Oriental Patron Company Joseph Chan and others.

RT President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Director General of JSC “United Industrial Corporation “Oboronprom” Andrey Reus in Kazan Kremlin.Issues of future cooperation between the corporation “Oboronprom” and Tatarstan in the sphere of helicopter engineering were discussed at the meeting.Parties also debated the objective of improving works on adopting advanced technologies at JSC “Kazan helicopter plant”.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and CEO of Yokogawa Electric Corporation Shuzo Kaihori signed the Protocol of Intentions at the Kazan Kremlin on November 24.The signing ceremony at the Kazan Kremlin was held during the meeting of Rustam Minnikhanov with the delegation of Yokogawa Electric Corporation.