Rustam Minnikhanov meets with delegation of Cisco company

On May 12, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Global Head of Transformational Strategy, Cisco International limited Matthew Smith at the Representative Office of the Republic of Tatarstan in Moscow.

Matthew Smith asked Tatarstan President about his impressions about the recent working visit to Barcelona, during which the meeting with the Cisco executives took place.

Matthew Smith thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for good partnership relations that have been established between the republic and Cisco. "We really appreciate our relationship and would like to successfully develope them in future," he pointed out.

Rustam Minnikhanov called the existing relations between Tatarstan and Cisco large-scale. "You have given us great opportunities, working in our republic. Together with you, we have implemented a unique projec, which should be replicated," Rustam Minnikhanov said and thanked the company’s leadership for a productive and interesting visit of Tatarstan delegation to Barcelona.

The Cisco leadership offered to continue cooperation with the republic in a number of new areas, including implementation of the project "Smart City", that provides unique opportunities for the public sector, access to numerous municipal resources, security of the city, etc.

Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized that all the proposed projects are very important  and relevant for the republic, adding that they could be started in the near future.

During the meeting, an agreement to sign a memorandum between Tatarstan and Cisco was reached.

Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Tatarstan Envoy to Russia Ravil Akhmetshin, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister – Minister of Information and Communication Roman Shaikhutdinov, Cisco Business-Strategy and Planning Curator for Russia Lev Levin, Cisco Head of Public Relations Department for Russia Mikhail Pakhomov, Regional Representative of Cisco in Tatarstan Dmitry Trofimov and other company’s representatives took part in the meeting.