Tatarstan President meets with Mayor of Almaty

On May 16 during the visit of Kazakhstan delegation to Tatarstan Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Mayor of Almaty Akhmetzhan Esimov at the Kazan Kremlin.

Before that, members of Kazakhstan delegation visited Universiade Village and Tennis Academy. At Kazan Federal University Akhmetzhan Esimov spoke to Kazakhstan students.

During the visit to Kazan IT park economic and investment potential of the republic were presented to the guests.

Mayor of Almaty also took part in a meeting with Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaimiev where the project “Tatarstan cultural heritage: the ancient town of Bolgar and the island town of Sviyazhsk” was presented.

Later on the same day Akhmetzhan Esimov met with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.

In his interview afterwards he said that members of the delegation had come to Kazan in order to learn more about the process of preparation for Universiade. They find Tatarstan experience very important, because the biggest Kazakhstan city is getting ready to host winter Universiade 201, he said.

Akhmetzhan Esimov was especially impressed by Kazan IT park. “Innopolis”, “Smart City”, and SEZ “Alabuga” projects are also useful for Kazakhstan, he continued.

Akhmetzhan Esimov invited Tatarstan President to visit Almaty.