Tatarstan and Colombia Chambers of Commerce and Industry agree on cooperation
5 November 2014, Wednesday
On November 5 in Bogota, in the presence of Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, the President of Colombia-Russia Chamber of Commerce Oscar Billy Lopez and Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev signed an agreement on cooperation.
Welcoming Tatarstan delegation, Oscar Billy Lopez said: “It is a great privilege for us to receive Tatarstan delegation and the President of the republic, and it does not concern only economic relations. We also know about sport achievements of the republic.” He also told about the history of Colombia-Russia Chamber of Commerce.
Ambassador of Russia in Colombia Pavel Sergiev, who took part in the meeting, said that the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Colombia is an important event in bilateral relations that opens wide prospects of cooperation between Russia and Colombia.
Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina presented main investment projects implemented in Tatarstan and Head of OAO “SEZ “Innopolis” Igor Nosov told about development of the special economic zone.
Chairman of Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce and Industry Shamil Ageev invited Colombian businessmen to the republic to study industrial potential of the republic.
The video about Tatarstan “We can!” was shown to participants of the meeting.
Pavel Sergiev handed the medal in honour of the 45th anniversary of reestablishment of diplomatic relations between Russia and Colombia.
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.