Business delegation from Azerbaijan to arrive in Tatarstan in September 2015

On April 14, during the working visit of Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to Baku (April 13-14), arrangements about the visit of Azerbaijan business delegation to Tatarstan in September 2015 were reached.

The final event for the Tatarstan delegation in Baku was a meeting of Tatarstan and Azerbaijan businessmen initiated by Rustam Minnikhanov in order to discuss reached arrangements, assign responsible people, and start working on the projects.

Rustam Minnikhanov told that at his meeting with Ilham Aliyev they discussed cooperation in the sphere of information technologies in which Tatarstan has gained experience.

According to Minnikhanov, Azerbaijan experience in the sphere of multi-purpose centers rendering state services to population is interesting for Tatarstan.

The parties are interested in cooperation in the sphere of petrochemistry, engineering, IT, pharmaceutics, construction, education and culture, and tourism.

Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, who took part in the event, said that supply of engineering and ship building products, and helicopters was discussed with certain Azerbaijan government agencies. In particular, it was suggested to open a helicopter service center and produce KAMAZ special vehicles.

Rustam Minnikhanov suggested holding a seminar of IT specialists, which will present software solutions developed in Tatarstan, in Baku. He also invited IT specialists from Azerbaijan to opening of the first start-up facilities in Innopolis.

Vice-premier of Azerbaijan, Co-chairman of Azerbaijan-Russia intergovernmental commission Yaqub Eyyubov Abdulla oglu, who took part in the meeting, said that Russia is a strategic partner of Azerbaijan and cooperation with Tatarstan is important.