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Due to comments appearing in mass media regarding resignation of OAO Nizhnekamskneftekhim Director General Vladimir Busygin I declare the following.

The decision about Vladimir Busygin’s resignation was taken by Tatarstan leadership upon agreement with shareholders due to ambitious tasks given to Tatarstan petrochemical complex.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov displays greatest respect towards Vladimir Busygin and considers him one of the leading specialists in this field in the country. His new appointment shall be in no case considered as the so-called “golden parachute”. The rumors of his “retirement” are not true.

On July 19 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited 22@ innovation district in Barcelona.

The innovation district is situated in formerly industrial area Poblenou in the district of Sant Marti. The 22@ aims to convert Poblenou into the city’s technological and innovation district, as well as to increase leisure and residential spaces. It is still under construction.

Former Barcelona Architect Josep Acebillo made a short presentation of the 22@ project.

4.5 thousand new companies have moved to the innovation district since 2001. Almost half of the companies are new start ups. The rest have moved from other locations of Barcelona. One third of the total number of companies is knowledge-intensive companies.

On July 19 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov visited industrial park “Chistopol”, grain field and grain elevator during his working trip to Tatarstan Chistopol district. Prime Minister was accompanied by Vice-Premier – Tatarstan Minister of Agriculture and Foodstuff Marat Akhmetov.

Ildar Khalikov held a working meeting on development of the platform at industrial park “Chistopol”. Tatarstan Prime Minister noted that development of the industrial park was in progress.

Deputy minister A. Shishkin and Y. Abdreeva with heads of departments held a meeting on forecasts of various indicators of consolidated budget of the Republic of Tatarstan.  Budget implementation schedule for the next three years was discussed.

On July 18 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in opening of the second summer campus of Russian Presidential academy of national economy and public administration near Kazan at ski complex “Kazan”.

The second international educational forum “Summer campus of Presidential Academy: territory of opportunities” is being held in Kazan from on July 18-28, 2013. The event is organized by Russian Presidential academy of national economy and public administration, the Republic of Tatarstan and AKIG group.

The campus mission is formation of efficient managing teams, development and presentation of projects on modernization of public administration, improvement of earlier obtained skills, social and personnel promotion of talented students.

The basic directions of Russian financial and budgetary policy are highlighted within Budget Message of the President of the Russian Federation on budget policy for 2014 - 2016

On July 17 at their meeting in Kazan Chairman of Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov summarized the results of 27th World Summer Universiade.

The meeting took place at the International Information Center in Universiade Village.

Dmitry Medvedev opened the meeting by saying that in his opinion the Universiade was a success. “In my opinion, everything has been done very well. I hope that the final day will also be very successful for our national team and everyone who is taking part in the Universiade,” Chairman of Russian Government said.

On July 17 at their meeting in Kazan Russian Deputy Minister of Energy Andrey Cherezov and Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov discussed Tatarstan experience in Universiade power supply.

Participants of the meeting decided that the experience should be used at Olympic Games in Sochi in 2014.

Government members of Krasnoyarsk region, representatives of Russian grid companies took part in the meeting.

The Ministry of Finance of the Republic of Tatarstan held a meeting with the heads of ministries and departments of the Republic of Tatarstan on the reform of the wage system pursuant to Decrees of the President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin of May 7, 2013.