Rustam Minnikhanov discusses prospects of further cooperation with Turkish businessmen

On April 30, during his working trip to Ankara, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed prospects of further cooperation with Turkish businessmen. Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci, Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, members of Tatarstan delegation and Turkish businessmen took part in the discussion.

Rustam Minnikhanov told that the Tatarstan delegation had held a number of official meetings in Ankara and he was going to get familiar with Turkish technologies of improvement of public spaces.

“Today we can offer investors good conditions to run business in Tatarstan. We will do our best to favour successful implementation of projects in the republic,’ Minnikhanov said.

Nihat Zeybekci briefly told about his last visit to Tatarstan, Alabuga Special Economic Zone and other sites in March, and noted that Tatarstan offers great conditions for investors.

“Russia is a prospective strategic partner of Turkey and economies of both countries complement each other,” Zeybekci said. Total trade turnover between Russia and Turkey makes 32 billion roubles.

One of Turkish businessmen expressed his intentions to launch production of plastics in Tatarstan, and asked Rustam Minnikhanov about condition of raw material base in the republic.

Rustam Minnikhanov answered that Tatarstan is the biggest producer of plastics in Russia, and the strategy of economic and social development of the Republic of Tatarstan until 2030 implies increase in production volume of petrochemicals. “We are ready to offer investors attractive conditions, including preferential taxation” he said.