On 22 September, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Vice-President of the Volga-Vyatka Branch of the Sberbank Petr Koltypin took part in a ceremony of laying the first stone on the renovation site of Kazan River Port.

Speaking at the ceremony, Rustam Minnikhanov said: “There were several efforts and different projects to approach this site. If you look at Kazan, you will see there is no access to the Volga. There was everything but people could not leave and enjoy all this beauty. So I liked the systemic and unique approach to solution of this task”.

On 22 September at their meeting in the Government house of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Russian Minister of Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media Maksut Shadayev discussed further development of the Innopolis University and a project of providing access to its educational content to students of schools and secondary specialized colleges. The parties also discussed implementation of the programme of elimination of digital inequality and issues of connecting socially important facilities to Internet in 2023-2025.

 

On 22 September, speaking at the Governors’ round table “Digital Russia” at of the Kazan Digital Week Forum in Kazan, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister  Roman Shaykhutdinov told about digital transformation of the republic.

He reminded that by a Decree of Russian President the digital transformation has been stated as one of five national development aims by 2023 and listed the main indicators to be reached by this year compared to 2019.

On 22 September Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Prime-Minister of Belarus Roman Golovchenko opened the Tatarstan-Belarus business forum held in the regional Chamber of Commerce in Kazan.

Addressing dozens of representatives of Belarus and Tatarstan business communities, who took part in the forum, Rustam Minnikhanov said: “Belarus is one of the leading foreign partners of Tatarstan and among the leaders in trade turnover which amounts to about 1bn US dollars. In addition the working agreements and regular exchange of delegations and work of the joint working group facilitate strengthening of Tatarstan-Belarus relations”.

On 22 September, speaking at the international banks forum “Banks of Russia – XXI century” held in Kazan with participation of top managers of the Bank of Russia, federal ministries and departments, members of the Federation Council and the Russian State Duma, top bank managers and representatives of international financial organizations, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said: “The results of work of our republic prove that the operation of the bank system is stable. We have grown for more than 9 per cent in industrial output and our GRP increased for more than 5 per cent. Last year the volume of industrial production in the republic amounted to 4 trillion roubles and this year it will be significantly higher. We are still going ahead despite all difficulties. There are big issues related to logistics and procurement but we manage to find solutions. Once again I would like to express gratitude to the administration of the country for those solutions which have been found for financial system and banking”.

On September 21, Prime Minister of the Republic of Belarus Roman Golovchenko, who arrived on a working visit in Tatarstan, was met by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Deputy Prime Minister of the republic, Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko at the Kazan International Airport.

On September 21, at the Kazan Expo International Exhibition Centre, on the sidelines of the Kazan Digital Week International Forum 2022, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Director General of the All-Russian museum Association “The State Tretyakov Gallery" Zelfira Tregulova.

On 20 September Tatarstan President visited the largest Iran Khordro automotive Company in Tehran, which was established in 1962 and employs 70 thousand people. The company also develops car engines and produces its own brand passenger cars and cars under the license of Peugeot.

 

On 19 September at his meeting with the Governor of Golestan Province (Iran) Ali Mohammad Zanganeh , Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a working trip to Iran, said that Tatarstan as one of regions of Russian Federation and Iran provinces have acquired rich cooperation experience.

On 19 September Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a working visit to Iran, and   delegation from Tatarstan, comprising Minister of Trade and Industry of the republic Oleg Korobchenko , Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Mazat Zyabbarov, Minister of Culture of the republic Irada Ayupova, the Chairman of the Tatarstan State Committee and Deputy Head of Tatarstan Investments Development Agency , took part in a round table meeting “Golestan-Tatarstan” held in the Town of Gorgan of Golestan Province.