Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan welcomes companies of Heilongjiang province to localize their production facilities in the republic
11 October 2015, Sunday
On October 11, speaking at a meeting with Governor of the Chinese province of Heilongjiang Lu Hao within the framework of his working visit to Harbin (China), Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan welcomes companies of Heilongjiang province to localize their production in the republic.
The main purpose of the visit is participation in the Second Russian-Chinese Expo, the press service of Tatarstan President reports.
The sides discussed cooperation in several areas: trade and economic, education, tourism, culture and so forth.
The governor welcomed members of the Tatarstan delegation and emphasized that he is familiar with the level of the development of Tatarstan.
He said that Heilongjiang Province has been developing cross-border cooperation with Russia for a long time, but the Chinese region has been well represented only in the Far East of Russia. "We are glad to expand our presence on the Russian market, in particular, through the cooperation with Tatarstan," he said.
He stressed that Heilongjiang is an important center of heavy industry with more than 600 large and medium-sized enterprises.
He added that that all conditions to establish reliable and mutually beneficial contacts between the regions today have been provided, first of all it is the political will of the heads of China and Russia Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping.
Minnikhanov thanked the leader of the province for the opportunity to visit Harbin and take part in the Russian-Chinese Expo.
He noted that today they should lead relationships between the two regions to a qualitatively new level, proposing to establish a working group to analyze the market of Tatarstan and Heilongjiang Province and to determine the most optimal variants for the mutual supply of necessary goods.
In addition, Tatarstan President offered to prepare a draft agreement between the regions, determining the future area for cooperation.
Summing up, Minnikhanov invited the Governor of Heilongjiang Province Lu Hao to Kazan with a return visit.
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