Rustam Minnikhanov: The main thing is to make all our arrangements real projects
10 March 2015, Tuesday
On March 10, at their meeting in Tabriz Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is on a working visit to the Islamic Republic of Iran, and governor of East Azerbaijan Province Esmaeil Jabbarzade discussed cooperation between the two republics in such fields as information technology, oil production and refining, field development, education, tourism.
Earlier, Minnikhanov had a meeting with governor of East Azerbaijan Province Esmaeil Jabbarzade. "I hope the visit of the delegation of Tatarstan to East Azerbaijan Province will contribute to further development of our relations, strengthening of friendship and cooperation between Russia and Iran," Tatarstan President said.
He thanked the governor for the meeting and invited him to visit Tatarstan. We need to prove with our work that the potential for cooperation in Tatarstan and Iran is huge, Minnikhanov said, adding that it is important to develop projects in the field of education and science, strengthen relations between universities.
The main thing is to make all our arrangements real projects, Minnikhanov summed up.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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