Tatarstan Prime Minister meets Ambassador of Switzerland to Russia

On October 22, at Tatarstan Government House, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov had a meeting with Ambassador of the Swiss Confederation to the Russian Federation Pierre Helg.

Ildar Khalikov welcomed the Ambassador and members of the delegation on behalf of Tatarstan President. “Switzerland is a longtime partner for Tatarstan, and we have good relations in many areas, although the potential is much more," he said.

Tatarstan Prime Minister said that he was particularly pleased that Pierre Helg arrived in Kazan with a large delegation of businessmen. "Experience shows that such visits lead to new partnership relations," he said.

According to him, in some areas, such as electronic document flow, informatization of schools, public and municipal e-services, Tatarstan is in line with the best European countries. "We could cooperate with Swiss partners in this areas," Ildar Khalikov said.

He continued that there is great potential for cooperation in other areas as well, since Tatarstan has a range of developed industries that could be interesting for the Swiss business.

In his turn, Pierre Helg thanked the regional leadership for an eventful programme of the visit and warm reception. “Russia is not only Moscow and Saint-Petersburg. Tatarstan is one of the leading regions of Russia. The purpose of our trip is to meet people who will help us build good relations and visit companies to see into possible areas for further cooperation,” he said.