Ildar Khalikov holds a meeting on preparation for KazanSummit 2013

On August 21 Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov chaired a meeting on preparation for V International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazan Summit 2013 at Tatarstan Government House.

To the point, KazanSummit has been held annually in Tatarstan capital since 2009. This year the summit will be held on October 2-3 in Kazan.

Ildar Khalikov noted that the summit has been held with the support of the Russian Federal Council since 2013 and gained federal and international recognition.

Head of Tatarstan Investment development agency (TIDA) Linar Yakupov told in details about preparation for the event. Besides traditional strategic and investment forums, conferences on Islamic economics and finances and meetings of members of parliament, this year’s programme of KazanSummit 2013 will include new events. Business forum on trade relations of Russia and OIC countries and “round table” on food safety are among them.

The ceremony of laying of the stone of the first object of a new investment platform in Tatarstan – Smart City Kazan will be held before KazanSummit 2013 (October 1, 2013).

 

A forum on “Smart cities” will be held within the framework of KazanSummit 2013 to discuss international experience of implementing such projects.

KazanSummit 2013 will be held in the International information center in Kazan.

Business lunch with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, “round table” on key role of personnel departments, and Kazan Summit Cup horse races are in the summit programme.

Representatives of Tatarstan ministries and departments, Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Kazan International airport and Tatarstan customs, representative of Russian Federation Council Andrey Baklanov took part in the meeting.