[:en]President of tatarstan warmly welomes sri lankan envoy to russia
3 June 2014
President of Tatarstan His Excellency Rustam Minnikhanov warmly welcomed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga in the Presidential Palace in Tatarstan’s capital Kazan on 3 June 2014. Ambassador Weeratunga toured Tatarstan on a 2-day visit from 2-3 June 2014 at the invitation of President Minnikhanov.
During their discussions which lasted for more than an hour, President Minnikhanov thanked Ambassador Weeratunga for finding time to visit Tatarstan. He expressed his desire to forge close links between Tatarstan and Sri Lanka. The discussions focused on the excellent relations that exist between Sri Lanka and Tatarstan as a constituent republic of the Russian Federation, developments in Sri Lanka and Tatarstan, the possibility of enhancing people to people contacts of the two countries and particularly the possibility of attracting investments from Tatarstan to Sri Lanka, mainly for tourism related infrastructure development. Ambassador Weeratunga expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome accorded to him. Ambassador Weeratunga also met the Deputy Minister of Tatarstan G Nigmatullin and President of the State Committee for tourismS Ivanovna. He also visited the Kazan Federal University.
Tatarstan is a constituent Republic within the Russian Federation and its capital city Kazan is one of Russia’s largest and most prosperous cities. Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of Russia and is highly industrialized. The republic’s main source of wealth is oil and the most developed manufacturing industries are petrochemical industry and machine building.
The city of Kazan sits on the banks of the Volga River austerely, its cityscape a visual confection of architecture that somehow manages to be both playful and severe. With a population of 1,143,535, it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Amongst many places of interest within the city of Kazan, the Kazan Kremlin stands out. It is the chief historic citadel of Tatarstan. The Kazan Kremlin includes many old buildings, the oldest of which is the Annunciation Cathedral (1554-62), the only 16th-century Russian church to have six piers and five apses. Like many of Kazan’s buildings of the period, it has been constructed using local pale sandstone rather than of brick. It was declared a World Heritage Site in the year 2000.
Coinciding with the visit of the Sri Lankan Ambassador, a multi-faceted Sri Lankan cultural programme including a tour by the Mega Tourism Caravan-6 was also organized in the city of Kazan. On 2 June, performances of Sri Lankan dances were conducted in the famous MEGA Kazan Mall. In addition to traditional Sri Lankan dancing performances, distribution of leaflets/souvenirs, tourism promotional video display and liquid Ceylon tea service was successfully carried out. The large number of people who flocked to enjoy the performances of Sri Lankan dancers and other cultural items was a true testimony to the success of the programmes in the city of Kazan. The morning Shopping Mall Activation was followed by another one in the evening which included the same cultural and other activities, drawing a large crowd.
Overall the visit of Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga to Tatarstan was a resounding success. The visit not only provided opportunity to meet the leaders of Tatartan at the highest level, but also to provide a glimpse of rich Sri Lankan culture to the people of Tatarstan and to create awareness about Sri Lanka as a tourist destination among them.
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”119″ display=”basic_thumbnail”][:ru]Президент Татарстана Рустам Минниханов тепло приветствовал посла Шри-Ланки
3 июня 2014
Президент Татарстана Рустам Минниханов Его Превосходительство тепло приветствовал посла Шри-Ланки в Российской Федерации Его Превосходительство Удаянга Виратунга в Президентском дворце в столице Татарстана Казани 3 июня 2014 года посол Виратунга гастролировал Татарстан является 2-дневный визит, от 2 до 3 июня 2014 по приглашению Президента Минниханов.
Во время дискуссий, которая длилась более часа, президент Минниханов поблагодарил посла Виратунга нашли время, чтобы посетить Татарстан. Он выразил желание, чтобы подделать тесных связей между Татарстаном и Шри-Ланке. Обсуждения были сосредоточены на прекрасные отношения, которые существуют между Шри-Ланки и Татарстана в качестве составной республики Российской Федерации, изменения в Шри-Ланке и Татарстана, возможность повышения для контактов между людьми двух стран и, в частности возможность привлечения инвестиций из Татарстан в Шри-Ланку, в основном на развитие инфраструктуры туризма, связанных с. Посол Виратунга выразил признательность за теплый прием, оказанный ему. Посол Виратунга также встретился с заместителем министра Татарстана G Нигматуллин и Председателя Государственного комитета по tourisms Ивановны. Кроме того, они посетили Казанский федеральный университет.
Татарстан является составной республики в составе Российской Федерации и ее столица город Казань является одним из крупнейших и наиболее процветающих городов России. Татарстан является одним из наиболее экономически развитых регионов России и промышленно. Основным источником республики богатства является нефть и наиболее развитых отраслей обрабатывающей промышленности являются нефтехимическая промышленность и машиностроение.
Город Казань сидит на берегу реки Волги сурово, его городской визуальный кондитерское изделие архитектуры Это каким-то образом удается ботан игривый и тяжелой. С населением 1,143,535, это восьмой по численности населения город в России. Среди многих интересных мест в городе Казани, Казанский Кремль выделяется. Это главный исторический цитадель Татарстана. Казанский Кремль включает в себя множество старых зданий, старейший из которых Благовещенский собор (1554-62), только 16-го века русской церкви, чтобы иметь шесть причалов и пять апсид. Как и многие из Казана зданий в период, он был построен с использованием местных бледно песчаник, чем из кирпича. Он был объявлен объектом Всемирного наследия в 2000 году.
Одновременно с визитом посол Шри-Ланки, многогранной культурной программы в Шри-Ланке, в том числе экскурсии по Мега Туризм Караван-6 также была организована в городе Казани. 2 июня, выступления Шри-Ланки танцев проводились в знаменитом Мега Молл Казани. В дополнение к традиционным Шри-Ланки танцевальные, раздача листовок / сувениров, промо-видео туризм дисплеем и жидкого цейлонский чай службы была успешно проведена. Большое количество людей, которые стекались, чтобы насладиться выступлениями Шри-Ланки танцоров и других культурных ценностей был истинным свидетельством успеха программ в городе Казани. Утро Торговый центр Активация последовал еще один в вечернее время в который вошли те же культурные и другие мероприятия, опираясь большую толпу.
В целом визит посла Удаянга Виратунга в Татарстан был оглушительный успех. Визит не только при условии, возможность встретиться с лидерами Tatartan на самом высоком уровне, но также обеспечить представление о богатой культуре Шри-Ланки к народу Татарстана и в целях повышения информированности о Шри-Ланке в качестве туристического назначения среди них.
[ngg src=”galleries” ids=”119″ display=”basic_thumbnail”][:SI]President of tatarstan warmly welomes sri lankan envoy to russia
3 June 2014
President of Tatarstan His Excellency Rustam Minnikhanov warmly welcomed Ambassador of Sri Lanka to the Russian Federation His Excellency Udayanga Weeratunga in the Presidential Palace in Tatarstan’s capital Kazan on 3 June 2014. Ambassador Weeratunga toured Tatarstan on a 2-day visit from 2-3 June 2014 at the invitation of President Minnikhanov.
During their discussions which lasted for more than an hour, President Minnikhanov thanked Ambassador Weeratunga for finding time to visit Tatarstan. He expressed his desire to forge close links between Tatarstan and Sri Lanka. The discussions focused on the excellent relations that exist between Sri Lanka and Tatarstan as a constituent republic of the Russian Federation, developments in Sri Lanka and Tatarstan, the possibility of enhancing people to people contacts of the two countries and particularly the possibility of attracting investments from Tatarstan to Sri Lanka, mainly for tourism related infrastructure development. Ambassador Weeratunga expressed his appreciation for the warm welcome accorded to him. Ambassador Weeratunga also met the Deputy Minister of Tatarstan G Nigmatullin and President of the State Committee for tourismS Ivanovna. He also visited the Kazan Federal University.
Tatarstan is a constituent Republic within the Russian Federation and its capital city Kazan is one of Russia’s largest and most prosperous cities. Tatarstan is one of the most economically developed regions of Russia and is highly industrialized. The republic’s main source of wealth is oil and the most developed manufacturing industries are petrochemical industry and machine building.
The city of Kazan sits on the banks of the Volga River austerely, its cityscape a visual confection of architecture that somehow manages to be both playful and severe. With a population of 1,143,535, it is the eighth most populous city in Russia. Amongst many places of interest within the city of Kazan, the Kazan Kremlin stands out. It is the chief historic citadel of Tatarstan. The Kazan Kremlin includes many old buildings, the oldest of which is the Annunciation Cathedral (1554-62), the only 16th-century Russian church to have six piers and five apses. Like many of Kazan’s buildings of the period, it has been constructed using local pale sandstone rather than of brick. It was declared a World Heritage Site in the year 2000.
Coinciding with the visit of the Sri Lankan Ambassador, a multi-faceted Sri Lankan cultural programme including a tour by the Mega Tourism Caravan-6 was also organized in the city of Kazan. On 2 June, performances of Sri Lankan dances were conducted in the famous MEGA Kazan Mall. In addition to traditional Sri Lankan dancing performances, distribution of leaflets/souvenirs, tourism promotional video display and liquid Ceylon tea service was successfully carried out. The large number of people who flocked to enjoy the performances of Sri Lankan dancers and other cultural items was a true testimony to the success of the programmes in the city of Kazan. The morning Shopping Mall Activation was followed by another one in the evening which included the same cultural and other activities, drawing a large crowd.
Overall the visit of Ambassador Udayanga Weeratunga to Tatarstan was a resounding success. The visit not only provided opportunity to meet the leaders of Tatartan at the highest level, but also to provide a glimpse of rich Sri Lankan culture to the people of Tatarstan and to create awareness about Sri Lanka as a tourist destination among them.
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