Rustam Minnikhanov meets Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Veysel Eroğlu

On September 24, at his meeting with Turkish Minister of Forestry and Water Veysel Eroğlu, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the regional leadership appreciates brotherly relations with Turkish people and considers expansion of cooperation within the framework of Russia-Turkey relations very important.

The meeting was held at Special Economic Zone “Alabuga”, before opening of “Kastamonu Entegre” wood-working plant.

Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Aide to Tatarstan President on foreign affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Director General of SEZ “Alabuga” Timur Shagivaleev, and Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Linar Yakupov took part in the meeting.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov, Turkey takes the first place by the number of joint foreign-capital enterprises in Tatarstan.

Tatarstan President reminded participants of the meeting that Coşkunöz mold-pressed auto parts production plant opened a month ago at SEZ “Alabuga”, Şişecam two big plants and Hayat Kimya plant for manufacturing household cleaning and sanitary products will open soon.

Rustam Minnikhanov noted that “Kastamonu Entegre” plant is the first Tatarstan-Turkey joint project in wood-working industry.

“A large amount of funds was invested in manufacturing products that are in high demand in Russian market. Kastamonu company provided jobs and facilitated forestry development. Our mission is to develop this project. We will render overall assistance to favour successful implementation of the project,” Tatarstan President said.

Veysel Eroğlu conveyed greetings of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan and Prime Minister Ahmet Davutoğlu to Rustam Minnikhanov.

The Turkish minister also suggested that Tatarstan and Turkey can share experience in the sphere of forestry and implement joint projects in health care industry.