Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Head of Azerbaijan ministry of emergency situations Kamaladdin Geidarov

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Minister of emergency situations of Azerbaijan Republic, colonel-general Kamaladdin Geidarov.

The meeting was held in the Kazan Kremlin with participation of Tatarstan PM Ildar Khalikov, Minister of civil defence and emergency situations - Chief of Main Directorate of Russian ministry of emergency situations on RT Rafis Khabibullin. Azerbaijan Republic was presented by First deputy minister of emergency situations Rafail Mirzoev.

The parties discussed further cooperation between Tatarstan and Azerbaijan in various spheres including the activity of ministry of emergency situations. “The work of such structures is one of the most dangerous and responsible. Exchange of experience, acquaintance with new methods and technologies will be very useful for specialists of Tatarstan and Azerbaijan ministries of emergency situations.

Rustam Minnikhanov hopes the present visit of delegation of Azerbaijan ministry of emergency situations will help to consolidate mutually beneficial cooperation of the two parties.

RT President thanked leadership of Azerbaijan Republic for warm reception given to Tatarstan delegation within the working trip to Baku on March 1-2, 2011.

We remind delegation of Azerbaijan ministry of emergency situations is in Kazan with a three-day working visit (January, 27-29, 2012). Guests have already visited High technology park “IT-park”, "Kazan helicopters" plant and enterprises of Trans-Kama zone (i.e JSC “KAMAZ”, Kama industrial park “Master”, SEZ “Alabuga”).