Rustam Minnikhanov holds business meetings and negotiations in Abu Dhabi
22 February 2015, Sunday
On February 22, during his trip to Abu Dhabi with the official Russian delegation led by Minister of Industry and Trade Denis Manturov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held business meetings and negotiations.
Members of the delegation also took part in opening of the International Defence Exhibition IDEX-2015 (Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre, February 22).
IDEX is the largest exhibition of armament and equipment of land and naval forces. Members of the delegation looked around the expositions of UAE and Russian companies.
Later on Minnikhanov met Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Commander-in-chief of UAE Armed Forces, crown prince of Abu Dhabi, and Minister of Defence, head of Dubai Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al-Maktoum.
At his meeting with CEO of Mubadala investment fund Khaldoon Al Mubarak, Rustam Minnikhanov discussed further cooperation.
Under reached agreements, UAE businessmen and representatives of Mubadala investment fund will visit the Republic of Tatarstan in the nearest future.
Tatarstan President also confirmed his intention to take part in Annual Investment Meeting (AIM) in Dubai on March 30- April 1 2015.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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.