Tatarstan President meets with Turkish Minister of Economy

4 September 2013, Wednesday
On September 4 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Turkish Minister of Economy Zafer Chaglayan within the framework of Tatarstan-Turkish business forum in Kazan.

Opening the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov said that after the visit of Turkish President and Prime Minister to Kazan and a session of Russian-Turkish intergovernmental commission in Kazan, eight Tatarstan-Turkish forums the relationships between Tatarstan and Turkey have entered an absolutely new level. 278 joint enterprises are functioning in Tatarstan, 4 big projects are being implemented at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga”.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Turkish business organisations for supporting relationships with Tatarstan, and Turkish Airlines for organization of direct flights between Kazan and Istanbul.

Turkish Minister of Economy, in his turn, noted that it is important for Turkey to develop relations with Tatarstan. He continued that the amount of Turkish investments in Tatarstan makes 2 bln rubles, and many Turkish companies are willing to run their business in Tatarstan.

Finally, Rustam Minnikhanov and Zafer Chaglayan took part in opening of Tatarstan-Turkish business forum.
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