Alexander Khudilaynen: We are sure that cooperation with Tatarstan will be developing

On February 16, during the visit of Tatarstan delegation to Karelia, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Head of Karelia Alexander Khudilaynen.

Heads of regions discussed areas of cooperation during one to one conversation, and took part in an extended meeting with participation of Chairman of Karelia Legislative Assembly Vladimir Semenov, federal inspector in Karelia Ivan Sivin, Mayor of Petrozavodsk Galina Shirshina, rector of Petrozavodsk state university Anatoly Voronin, deputies of the Head of Karelia and heads of local authorities.

The Tatarstan delegation was presented by the Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, Minister of Health Adel Vafin, Minister of Forestry Almas Nazirov, Chairman of the State Committee on Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the Executive Committee of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov.

Opening the meeting, Alexander Khudilaynen said that the visit of Karelian delegation to Tatarstan in July 2014 gave impetus to development of cooperation between two republics.

During their visit to Karelia members of the Tatarstan delegation held negotiations, visited woodworking factory “Kalevala”, Institute of high biomedical technologies and IT-park.

Rustam Minnikhanov highly estimated competitive advantage, resource base and economic potential of Karelia. He noted that Tatarstan companies are interested in development of cooperation with Petrozavodsk state university, and automated production and HR management systems. Among prospective areas of cooperation participants of the meeting pointed out medicine, tourism, forestry and IT.

Members of the Tatarstan delegation offered Karelian colleagues to use technologies and produce of the republic.

Adel Vafin was interested in cross-border cooperation of Finland and Karelia and outdoor trainers produced by «MB Barbell».

Sergey Ivanov suggested organizing mutual information tours for operators in order to present tourist potential of Tatarstan and Karelia.

The Agreement on cooperation between Karelia and Tatarstan Government was signed at the end of the meeting.