Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Governor of Adana province Hüseyin Avni Coş
29 May 2014, Thursday
On May 29, at their meeting in Turkey, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Adana province Hüseyin Avni Coş discussed mutually beneficial cooperation, increase of external trade turnover between Tatarstan and Adana province.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Hüseyin Avni Coş for warm reception and given opportunity to visit major industrial sites in Adana. He told about economic development of Tatarstan, activity of major industrial enerprises.
Turkish businessmen were interested in cooperation in petrochemical and textile industry.
Rustam Minnikhanov believes that participation of Turkish companies in Tatarstan will help entering Russian and foreign markets.
Tatarstan President is accompanied by Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international and foreign economic affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Chairman of RT State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Director General of OAO SEZ “Alabuga” Timur Shagivaleev, Director General of OAO SEZ “Innopolis” Igor Nosov, and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev.
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.