Rustam Minnikhanov made a working trip to Iran

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov today has finished his two day working trip to Islamic Republic of Iran. Within a framework of the visit head of Tatarstan held meetings with leaders of Iran and visited number of objects. Tatarstan delegation consisted of Department’s director of external relations to RT President – aide to President of Tatarstan Iskander Muflikhanov, chief of Agency for Investment development of Tatarstan Linar Yakupov, director general of JSC "Tatneftekhiminvest-holding" Rafinat Yarullin, first vice general director JSC "Tatneft" Nail Maganov, president of RT Academy of science Akhmet Mazgarov.

Rustam Minnikhanov got familiarized with the work of energy techno-park «Pars» and attended gas-processing plant under construction in a town Assaluje.

In Tehran Rustam Minnikhanov acquainted with the activity of Center on innovations and technological cooperation under Administration of Iran President, met with governor of province Eastern Azerbaijan and minister of foreign affairs of Islamic republic.

Tatarstan delegation was received by head of the organization Rostam Gosemi at the oil ministry. Signing a Memorandum on understanding between National Iran oil company and JSC Tatnfetekhiminvest-holding envisaging cooperation in part of assimilating Zageh deposit at the presence of Rustam Minnikhanov and Rostam Gosemi took place.

Members of Tatarstan delegation acquainted also with researches of Iran in the field of oil extraction and processing in Research institute of oil industry. The guests from Tatarstan saw the pilot installations on production of nano-materials for needs of oil industry and processing natural gas into liquid fuel, presentation of number of new technologies developed jointly with Russian and Tatarstan scientists was held.

At the end of his visit Rustam Minnikhanov met with President of Islamic Republic of Iran Mahmud Ahmadinejad.