Rustam Minnikhanov: “Turkey and Tatarstan express mutual interest in cooperation”

“Tatarstan and Turkish companies are highly interested in mutual cooperation, and authorities of both republics are ready to render support in developing business relationships,” the Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said during the lunch with representatives of the Turkish Committee for external affairs, Turkish-Russian business council and Turkish businessmen.

The meeting was held in Istanbul during the working visit of Rustam Minnikhanov to the Turkish Republic.

Rustam Minnikhanov said that Turkey and Tatarstan had many joint important projects. He mentioned that Tatarstan delegation had visited Bursa and participated in the forum for cooperation in the field of automotive industry and automotive components production.

The next forum will be held in Tatarstan, the city of Naberezhnye Chelny.

“We also have technopark “Himgrad”, Kama industrial park “Master”, IT-park. Moreover, Innopolis has recently obtained the status of special economic zone. I suppose many interesting joint projects can be implemented in these spheres,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

He said that Turkey was one of the main foreign partners of Tatarstan. Turkey holds the first place by the number of joint enterprises with participation of foreign capital registered in Tatarstan.

The Tatarstan President stressed that both Turkish partners and Tatarstan enterprises expressed mutual interest in cooperation, and it was supported by the Turkish and Tatarstan leadership.

Among prospective spheres of cooperation Rustam Minnikhanov highlighted IT industry, production and processing of foodstuff, light industry and nanotechnologies.