Rustam Minnikhanov holds meeting dedicated to the project of territorially detached innovation center “Innopolis”

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held a meeting dedicated to realisation of the project of territorially detached innovation center “Innopolis”. The meeting took place at the RT Government House with participation of the Russian Minister of Communications and Mass Media Nikolai Nikiforov.

Participants of the meeting discussed issues of further development of the “Innopolis” project, construction of engineering and transport infrastructure.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Innopolis is one of major projects being realised in Tatarstan. 20 bln dollars are to be spent within a year and a half or two years. In this respect, Tatarstan will face certain investment commitments.

To the point, in November 2012Chairman of the Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev signed an Edict on establishing a special economic zone of industrial-production type Innopolis. The special economic zone is meant to be established on two sites, notably in Verkhny Uslon and Laishevo municipal regions.