Tatarstan President meets with Russian Ambassador to Sultanate of Oman

On January 16 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with new Russians Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Russia to the Sultanate of Oman Envarbik Fazelyanov, who was appointed by the Presidential Decree, in Moscow.

To the point, Envarbik Fazelyanov has been engaged in diplomatic activities since 1987 and was Russian Ambassador to Sudan for 6 years.

Envarbik Fazelyanov and Rustam Minnikhanov discussed issues of further cooperation and establishment of more close trade and economic relations between the Sultanate of Oman and Tatarstan at the meeting.

To the point, Tatarstan carries out active work on establishment and development of trade and economic, scientific-technical and socio-cultural cooperation with Russian regions and foreign countries. The republic is interested in broadening mutually beneficial relations, enhancing business and economic contacts with Middle East countries, including the Sultanate of Oman.

Currently, Oman is diversifying its economy, expanding production facilities and showing a special interest in innovative and technological developments, including oil and gas industry. Tatarstan economy, in its turn, comprises such industries as oil production, petrochemical industry and oil refining, engineering industry, aircraft and helicopter building, special attention is paid to development of innovative technologies and their implementation to the real sector of economy. Both regions are interested in cooperation in the sphere of educational programmes, tourism and cultural relations.

Mr. Ambassador thanked Tatarstan President for the meeting and presented him his book “Dialogue of civilizations. Russia and the Muslim world” published in 2013.