Tatarstan Prime Minister meets with Chinese businessmen
5 March 2014, Wednesday
On March 5 at their meeting within the framework of the International investment forum “Invest in Tatarstan” Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and the delegation of Chinese businessmen headed by President of Association of Chinese Entrepreneurs in Russia Cai Guiru discussed prospects of cooperation between People’s Republic of China and Tatarstan.
Opening the meeting, Ildar Khalikov welcomed members of the Chinese delegation to Tatarstan and thanked them for taking part in the forum. Ildar Khalikov noted that China is the strategic partner of both Tatarstan and Russia.
Cai Guiru, in her turn, said that the Association includes 4,000 enterprises and many of them may be interested in opportunities available in Tatarstan. According to Cai Guiru, Chine is going to increase the volume of outward investments by USD 500 billion and part of these funds may be invested in Tatarstan.
Ildar Khalikov noted that Tatarstan is interested in Chinese investments in the field of agriculture and refining of petrochemicals.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov took part in the meeting.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.
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