Rustam Minnikhanov: “Tatarstan and East Kazakhstan Oblast should exchange experience”

“Tatarstan and East Kazakhstan Oblast have potential for cooperation in many areas,” the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said at the business forum with participation of Tatarstan and East Kazakhstan businessmen.

The forum was held at the Kazan IT-park with participation of akim of the East Kazakhstan Oblast Berdybek Saparbaev, Vice-premier and Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov, members of delegation of the East Kazakhstan Oblast, Tatarstan businessmen.

Before the forum Rustam Minnikhanov told Berdybek Saparbaev about the Kazan IT-park, the second IT-park in Naberezhnye Chelny, business incubator, Higher school of information systems and technologies of the Kazan Federal University, and IT lyceum.

The Tatarstan President thanked akim of the East Kazakhstan Oblast Berdybek Saparbaev for the visit.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov, many Tatarstan enterprises (KAMAZ, Tatneft, Kazan helicopter plant, Nizhnekamskneftehkim), are successfully functioning at the Kazakhstan market.

Tatarstan representation has been working in Kazakhstan since 1997. Consulate General and trade office of Kazakhstan opened this year.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that East Kazakhstan Oblast was rich in natural resources and industrial enterprises.

He expressed hope that during the forum Tatarstan and Kazakhstan businessmen would establish new contacts and make arrangements about mutually beneficial projects.

Akim of the East Kazakhstan Oblast Berdybek Saparbaev thanked Tatarstan leadership and personally Rustam Minnikhanov for the invitation to visit republic and hearty reception in Kazan.

“Various areas are developing in our region and we have come to get familiar with your experience. We are especially interested in development of information technologies, engineering and agriculture,” Berdybek Saparbaev said.

Vice-premier and Minister of industry and trade Ravil Zaripov presented Tatarstan’s economic potential to the Kazakhstan delegation. He told about main industries and investment opportunities.