Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov meets with Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci
30 May 2014, Friday
On May 30, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci during Tatarstan-Turkey business forum in Mersin.
Welcoming the guests, Nihat Zeybekci said that Tatarstan plays an important role in consolidation and development of Russia-Turkey relations. He noted that trade turnover between two countries is supposed to make 100 billion dollars in the nearest future.
As for cooperation with Tatarstan, it is important to develop business of joint companies. The number of Turkish companies in Tatarstan will increase, and we hope that favourable conditions will be provided for doing business in the republic, he added.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Turkish leadership for attention paid to development of interregional cooperation. He said that 278 Turkish companies work in Tatarstan, and new enterprises will open at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga” in 2014.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international and foreign economic affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Counsellor of Russian Embassy in Turkey Aleksandr Epifanov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tatarstan in Turkey Aidar Gashigullin, and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev took part in the meeting.
Welcoming the guests, Nihat Zeybekci said that Tatarstan plays an important role in consolidation and development of Russia-Turkey relations. He noted that trade turnover between two countries is supposed to make 100 billion dollars in the nearest future.
As for cooperation with Tatarstan, it is important to develop business of joint companies. The number of Turkish companies in Tatarstan will increase, and we hope that favourable conditions will be provided for doing business in the republic, he added.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Turkish leadership for attention paid to development of interregional cooperation. He said that 278 Turkish companies work in Tatarstan, and new enterprises will open at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga” in 2014.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Aide to Tatarstan President on international and foreign economic affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Counsellor of Russian Embassy in Turkey Aleksandr Epifanov, Chief of Staff of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov, Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Tatarstan in Turkey Aidar Gashigullin, and Chairman of Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev took part in the meeting.
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