Rustam Minnikhanov: Trip of Tatarstan delegation to Luxemburg opens new opportunities for cooperation
10 April 2012, Tuesday
The trip of the Tatarstan delegation to Luxemburg opens new opportunities for cooperation, President of the Republic of Tatarstan stated during the visit to Luxemburg Chamber of Commerce.
To the point, the Tatarstan delegation led by Rustam Minnikhanov is now in the Grand Duchy of Luxemburg on a short-term working trip (April 9-10, 2012).
The Tatarstan-Luxemburg round table and the presentation of economic and investment potential of the Republic of Tatarstan were organized in the Chamber of Commerce.
Speaking to participants of the event, Rustam Minnikhanov marked that the trip to Luxemburg had been planned long before. He believes that efficient activity of both the embassies played an important role.
Rustam Minnikhanov suggested organizing a visit of Luxemburg business delegation to Tatarstan in order to consolidate relations and for businessmen to see and assess economic potential of republic. Tatarstan is an attractive region for making investments and running business, he said.
An advertising video about Tatarstan and presentation of Luxemburg economy and several companies were shown to attendees of the round table.
Rustam Minnikhanov is accompanied by vice RT Prime Minister - RT Minister of informatization and communications Nikolai Nikiforov, Director of the Department for external relations – Aide to RT President on international issues Iskander Muflikhanov, Chief of the RT Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Board chairman of OAO Ak Bars Bank Robert Minnegaliev, first vice Minister of industry and trade Igor Nosov, Tatarstan official in Czech and Slovak Republics Zufar Abdulgaleev.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.