Prime Minister of the Repuplic of Tatarstan spoke at the Ideas Festival in Aspen (USA, Colorado)

Today, the Assistant to the Prime Minister for foreign-economic activity Iskander Muflikhanov talked to journalists about the results of working visit of Tatarstan delegation led by the Prime Minister of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to the USA (Colorado).

Tatarstan delegation was on visit to Aspen (USA, Colorado) from 29 June to 1 July, 2008. The main purpose of the visit was participation in Aspen Ideas Festival. The event was organized for the 4th time. Scientists, politicians, religious workers, philosophers from different states of America traditionally meet at the festival to discuss the most vital problems of modern world.

The Head of Tatarstan Government came to the Festival on organizers’ invitation and addressed the meeting with 10-minutes report about the economic circumstances in Tatarstan, Iskander Muflikhanov said.

“Prime Minister report arose interst in the audience,” Iskander Muflikhanov said. “Americans know little about life in our regions and everything is interesting for them. We distribute a huge amount of information materials about the Republic of Tatarstan. In his report Rustam Minnikhanov also told about conditions the republic gives to foreign partners and about the projects with the participation of Western companies”.