Parade celebrating the 66th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War takes place in Kazan
9 May 2011, Monday
Festive parade celebrating the 66th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War took place in Kazan. President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, RT State Counsellor Mintimer Shaimiev, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov, and Chairman of RT State Council Farid Mukhametshin took part in festive event on Millenium Square.
“Dear participants of parade, veterans and workers on the home front, military men of Kazan garrison! I sincerely congratulate you on 66th anniversary of Victory in the Great Patriotic War!”- Head of Tatarstan addressed gathered people.
“On May, 9, 1945 the most terrible and bloody war ended and long-expected peace settled down on Earth. We paid millions of lives, many destroyed cities and villages for it. But our people held out and won”, - Rustam Minnikhanov said.
“Today we remember with gratitude those who fell down on battle fields. Out of 700 000 people who went to the front from Tatarstan every second did not come back home. Their names, memories about them are still in our hearts”, - RT President said and asked to honor the memory of the fallen by minute's silence.
Head of republic reminded that during the war Tatarstan delivered weapon, projectiles and foodstuff to the front, military units were formed in republic. “Evacuated enterprises and major scientific centres were functioning in republic, thousands of the injured received treatment in hospitals, we accepted refugees and survivors of siege”, - Rustam Minnikhanov said.
“I wish our veterans happiness, health and all the best, and I wish all Tatarstaners to be worthy successors of combat and labor glory of winners’ generation”, - Rustam Minnikhanov announced.
On 11 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that as of 11 May the housing construction plan has been fulfilled by 60 per cent in the republic with 1m 888thousand square meters of housing already commissioned.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin accompanied by the Head of his Office Shamil Gafarov paid homage to Soviet soldiers buried at the Arsk cemetery in Kazan and together with war veterans and other participants of the ceremony laid flowers and wreaths to the monument of the Soldier-the Last Man Standing.
On 7 May an official delegation from Tatarstan headed by the regional Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov came to the UAE to take part in an annual Investments Forum AIM Congress 2024 held in Abu-Dhabi.
The forum brought together leaders and experts of the branch from all over the world and is dedicated to transformational changes happening on the global investments landscape.
On May 6, speaking at a briefing held in the Government House of Tatarstan and dedicated to the issues of holding the sowing campaign in the republic, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic-Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Marat Zyabbarov said that in the current year the sowing area will be 2.7 million hectares, which is at the level of last year, including 1.8 million hectares allocated for spring sowing.