Tatarstan President meets with Financial Secretary of Hong Kong John Tsang
17 April 2014, Thursday
On April 17, during his two-day working visit to Hong Kong (April 16-17) Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Financial Secretary of Hong Kong John Tsang. The parties exchanged their opinions on economic and investment opportunities available in Hong Kong and Tatarstan.
In particular, Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized that the main purpose of his visit is to broaden cooperation between Tatarstan and Hong Kong in such areas as trade, economy, science, education and culture.
“We have large opportunities for cooperation. Unfortunately, we don’t make good use of them,” Rustam Minnikhanov said, noting that Tatarstan could be a starting point for Hong Kong investors to enter the Russian market.
To the point, John Tsang is responsible for developing Hong-Kong-Russian relations. We count on your support in establishing stronger ties, Rustam Minnikhanov said addressing Financial Secretary of Hong Kong.
At the end of the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov invited John Tsang to visit Kazan.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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On 12 April in his address to residents of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated them with the Space Exploration Day and said: “April 12, 1961 has forever been inscribed into the world history as the day of triumph of the Soviet science and engineering thought. The flight of Yuriy Gagarin opened the way to the stars for the humankind and demonstrated to the whole world the might of our country.
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The Forum created a unified scientific, technological and investment space where scientific ideas are transformed into competitive products, and startups gain access to capital and markets. Its business programme is organically integrated into the regional and federal agenda for achieving technological sovereignty and leadership of Russia, he said.