Finland experience in forestry industry is interesting for Tatarstan

On May 21 at a meeting with Finland delegation led by Director General of Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Juha Ojala Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that Finland experience is interesting for Tatarstan.

At first Ildar Khalikov welcomed the delegation in hospitable Tatarstan and thanked them for the visit. He continued that for the last few years cooperation between Tatarstan and Finland had been quite effective.

Ildar Khalikov noted that much emphasis is put on issues of stable forest management, adoption of advanced domestic and foreign technologies in Tatarstan. He reminded that he largest in Europe seed-production centre had been built in Sabinsky region.

Tatarstan Minister of Forestry Nail Magdeev told in details about cooperation between Tatarstan Ministry of Forestry and Finland. In particular, Russian and Finnish forest complexes had been closely cooperating on issues connected with development and increase of efficiency of forestry sector. Last year in November employees of Tatarstan Ministry of Forestry underwent internship at leading Finnish research centres and universities.

Director General of Forestry Department of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry Juha Ojala thanked republican leadership for warm reception and interesting programme. He continued that the parties had quickly reached common ground, and exchanging experience on discussed issues is very important.