Rustam Minnikhanov meets delegation of the New York State Legislative Assembly

On September 18, in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the delegation of the New York State Legislative Assembly. Chairman of the regional Council Farid Mikhametshin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of Education and Science of the republic Engel Fattakhov, Aide to Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Minister of Culture of the republic Airat Sibagatullin and other officials took part in the meeting.

Members of the New York State Legislative Assembly arrived in the republic at the invitation of Farid Mukhametshin.

"We welcome inter-parliamentary cooperation. This meeting is the guarantor of maintaining our relations," Tatarstan President stressed speaking at the beginning of the meeting.

The leader of the republic noted that Tatarstan has maintained all previously established contacts with the American business and tries to increase them. "Two modern enterprises were launched in the special economic zone during the sanctions period. And today, economic indicators for our trade turnover are going up. Over the first six months of the current year, we have more than doubled the volume of our trade and economic turnover. This means that life goes on," Minnikhanov said and added that today's meeting should also contribute to establishing relations between the countries.

"I am sure that our political differences will find the logical conclusion, because this cannot last forever. At some point, each of us should take a step back, and then agree on how to move forward, " Tatarstan President addressed parliamentarians of one of the US states.

Minnikhanov stressed that all the previously opened joint Russian-American enterprises are operating successfully in the region. At the same time, there are many opportunities and areas for further development of mutually beneficial business, including aircraft engineering, helicopter industry, shipbuilding and automotive industry, oil production and refining, agriculture, digital economy and innovations, as well as medicine, pharmacology and science, he added. 

Co-leader of the delegation from the New York State Legislative Assembly Mr. Luis Sepulveda confirmed that despite the current situation at the federal level, members of the delegation are aimed at creating conditions for joint work of the peoples of the two countries. "I hope that this visit will create opportunities not only for us, but for cooperation of future generations, despite disagreements between our federal governments," he stressed on behalf of the delegation.