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A joint offsite meeting of the Committee of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on economy, investment and entrepreneurship and the Commission of the State Council of the Republic of Tatarstan on supervision of the implementation of the priority national project “Affordable and Comfortable Housing for Russian Citizens” was held today in Kazan City Hall. Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan I.E. Faizullin was a coreporter on the issue “Prospects for the development of the historic center of Kazan”.

Today, the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited Kazan secondary school No. 12 "Mishpakhteynu", also known in Kazan as a “Jewish school”. By a new school year a new additional school building was constructed, so a more comfortable environment for pupils and teachers was created.

School No.12 located in the very centre of Kazan in Mardzhani street near Lake Kaban, is a unique one. In addition to compulsory subjects of the state educational standards the subjects of the so-called Jewish cycle are taught therein: Hebrew, history, literature, geography, and traditions of the state of Israel. A great contribution to the development and activities of the school which is called “Mishpakhteynu” (in Hebrew it means “my family”), is made by the Jewish community of Kazan. At the same time, it is an international institution where children of different nationalities study.

During his visit to school No. 12 Rustam Minnikhanov was accompanied by Minister of Education and Science of the Republic of Tatarstan Albert Gilmutdinov, Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan Irek Faizullin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, and head of Federal Jewish National and Cultural Autonomy Mikhail Skoblionok.

On September 1st, 2012 teaching activities will start in all schools included in the program on major repairs. This was announced today by Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan Irek Faizullin at the meeting held in the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Tatarstan.

The republican videoconference meeting with all municipal districts of Tatarstan was devoted to construction and repair issues, and was chaired by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.

Today, Director General of the Fund for Housing Development A.A.Braverman is on his working day trip to Kazan. After the delegation arrived at the airport and been greeted by Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan I.E. Faizullin, they visited federally-owned land plots in Kazan, which can be used for housing construction in the future. Then the Director of the Fund met the President of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov and Prime Minister I.Sh.Khalikov in the Government House. Later on experts of all stakeholders joined the meeting.

Today, products for construction and housing and public services were presented in the Ministry of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan. Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing of the Republic of Tatarstan R.K. Karimov, experts of the Ministry, representatives of construction companies participated in the event.

Tomorrow, Director General of the Fund for Housing Development A.A.Braverman will be on his working trip to the Republic of Tatarstan. He is going to inspect federally owned land plots in Kazan which can be used for housing construction in the future. After that, he will meet the President of the Republic of Tatarstan R.N. Minnikhanov, and discuss the implementation of the Agreement on cooperation between the Fund and the Republic of Tatarstan of 2009.

Working movement of motor transport on the traffic interchange at the intersection of Prospekt Pobedy street and R.Zorge street started today. The movement was started by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov.