Rustam Minnikhanov: “We would like to cooperate with Iraqi Kurdistan businessmen”

On May 3, at his meeting with businessmen of Iraqi Kurdistan, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan leadership is interested in development of trade and economic relations with Kurdish Autonomous Region.

Consul General of Russia in Erbil Valery Pospelov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international issues Radik Gimatdinov, Director General of OAO “Tatneft” Nail Maganov, Director General of OAO “KAMAZ” Sergey Kogogin, Director General of OAO “TAIF” Albert Shigabutdinov, and Director for marketing and sales of OAO “Kazan helicopters” Valery Pashko took part in the meeting.

Tatarstan President thanked Kurdistan businessmen for the meeting. “The purpose of our visit is to expand economic, cultural, and educational cooperation between our regions,” he said.

Rustam Minnikhanov told about Tatarstan economic development and major enterprises. “We are very impressed by rapid development of your region, and would like to cooperate with you. You can also find opportunities in Tatarstan,” he added.

Rustam Minnikhanov continued that he had discussed organization of the visit of Kurdistan delegation to Tatarstan with President and Prime Minister of Iraqi Kurdistan.

Kurdistan businessmen, in their turn, told about their companies.

“We are interested in many projects you told us about. Some of them can be implemented in your region, other – in Tatarstan. I am sure that we should activate joint work,” Rustam Minnikhanov noted.

Summing up, Tatarstan President said that Kurdistan and Tatarstan have wide opportunities for cooperation in engineering, petrochemical, construction, cultural and educational spheres.