Russia Today Office opens in Kazan soon. It was discussed in the course of Prime Minister’s meeting with Tatyana Burkaeva, Russia Today Marketing Director, and Aydar Aganin, Deputy Chief Editor of Rusiya Al-Yaum, Director of Arabic Broadcasting Directorate.
Tatarstan was also represented by Marat Muratov, Director General of the Mass Communications Agency “Tatmedia”, Andrey Kuzmin, the Head of RT Cabinet Press Service, Ilshat Aminov, Director General of the Television and Radio Company “Novy Vek” (TNV).
Rustam Minnikhanov and Tatyana Burkaeva discussed the possibility of Russia Today offices opening in the republic and further co-operation. According to Russia Today representatives, nowadays numerous events are taking place in the world and particularly in Russia. These events attract western audience attension. Arabic viewers show interest in Tatarstan.
Prime Minister noted, that Russia and its regions, and in particular the Republic of Tatarstan, are poorly represented in global information space. Often the information about an event is incomplete or misrepresented. The opening of Russia Today offices can improve the situation. The republic is ready to give necessary support, the Head of the Government said.
On 17 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in an ad-hoc meeting of the Pestretsy municipality Council of the republic, where he introduced the new Acting Head of the Executive Committee of the region Rais Suleymanov who replaced the Head of the Committee Vadim Nikitin who submitted an application about early termination of his appointment.
On April 16, at their meeting in Innopolis, Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan Roman Shaykhutdinov, the delegation of Russian Ministry of Industry and Trade headed by the Director of the Department of Regional Industrial Policy Ivan Kulikov and Director General of Innopolis Special Economic Zone Renat Khalimov discussed the areas of cooperation related to the development of the production sector of the Innopolis innovation center in the high-tech industries.
On 16 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Minister of Forestry Ravil Kuzyurov informed that the republic is planning to carry out work in forest reproduction and forestation at the area of 2 500 hectares.
On 15 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a meeting of the Tatenergo Company Board of Directors, where its participants discussed results of work of the company in 2023, outcomes of sales of electricity and heat energy, implementation of the capital construction plan and the investments programme.