Rustam Minnikhanov: We should maintain contacts and expand cooperation between Tatarstan and Denmark
25 March 2015, Wednesday
On March 25, at his meeting with Ambassador of Denmark to Russia Thomas Winkler in Kazan, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that cooperation between regions is the foundation which helps maintaining stability in relations between the countries.
Business delegation from Denmark led by Thomas Winkler is on a working visit in Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Thomas Winkler for organization of the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to Copenhagen in October 2014. We should maintain contacts and expand cooperation between Tatarstan and Denmark, he added.
“We should promote our joint projects step by step,” the president said.
Minnikhanov noted that experience of Danish colleagues in the sphere of energy saving is interesting for the republic, and cooperation with Danfoss company is actively developing. Another prospective project is cooperation with Haldor Topsoe within the framework of “Ammoni” project.
Rustam Minnikhanov continued that Danish experience in the sphere of development of modern urban environment is interesting for Tatarstan.
Thomas Winkler expressed his confidence that relations between Danish business and Tatarstan will be developing. “Our country intends to continue cooperation with Russia in the sphere of culture, business, sport, and education, and we express our political will this way,” Thomas Winkler said. He also noted that on March 24 members of the delegation held negotiations at the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Agriculture and Food, Ministry of Construction and met managers of Innopolis project.
Members of the delegation told about their companies and prospects of cooperation with Tatarstan colleagues.
Cooperation is to be developed in the sphere of pharmacy, medicine, agriculture, innovative solutions in pumping equipment, energy sector and rehabilitation of disabled patients.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov informed participants of the meeting that Danfoss is going to hold a conference with participation of Tatarstan enterprises on May 28, 2015 in Kazan.
Tatarstan President's Press Office, Elena Britvina
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