Rustam Nurgaliyevich Minnikhanov, Rais of the Republic of Tatarstan
We are not putting an end to this conversation. We are just beginning.
This topic is very important, and we lack competencies. If there are no such structures as the Institute of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Tatarstan, such specialists, it will be very difficult for us.
The experience of our partners from China is probably very interesting. They are open. We have a number of agreements with many Chinese provinces. At the municipal level, Kazan has partners in China. Of course, we will work. We are at the beginning of the road.
What we do now will be impossible to correct later. Or it will be very expensive. That is why we need to address these issues correctly and reasonably. And comprehensively.
I think another important topic is this. Now we are focusing on 2,000 settlements. And we should concentrate the main financial resources there. But 40% of Russia's population is not in settlements. And these 40 million live today much worse than in these strongholds. So we must provide all our citizens with at least equal conditions.
It would be most correct to identify agglomerations that need development. These are living organisms whose development you cannot stop in any way.
We are not putting an end to this conversation. We are just beginning.
This topic is very important, and we lack competencies. If there are no such structures as the Institute of Spatial Planning of the Republic of Tatarstan, such specialists, it will be very difficult for us.
The experience of our partners from China is probably very interesting. They are open. We have a number of agreements with many Chinese provinces. At the municipal level, Kazan has partners in China. Of course, we will work. We are at the beginning of the road.
What we do now will be impossible to correct later. Or it will be very expensive. That is why we need to address these issues correctly and reasonably. And comprehensively.
I think another important topic is this. Now we are focusing on 2,000 settlements. And we should concentrate the main financial resources there. But 40% of Russia's population is not in settlements. And these 40 million live today much worse than in these strongholds. So we must provide all our citizens with at least equal conditions.
It would be most correct to identify agglomerations that need development. These are living organisms whose development you cannot stop in any way.