Tatarstan-Saxon business forum has opened in Kazan, hotel “Shalyapin”. RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and Deputy prime minister of Saxony Sven Morlok took part in opening ceremony.
Free State of Saxony is presented by officials and 50 representatives of Saxony business community, that introduce automobile industry, aircraft building, chemical production for building sector.
RT Prime Minister Ildra Khalikov welcomed guests on behalf of RT President. At solemn opening ceremony he noted that Germany is an important partner for Russia and Tatarstan is one of RF regions which is intensively cooperating with Germany. For the first half-year 2010 foreign-trade turnover between Tatarstan and Germany made 850 mln. US dollars.
RT Prime Minister wished participants of forum efficient work and pleasant staying in Tatarstan.
Deputy Prime Minister, minister of economy, labor and transport Sven Morlok thanked Tatarstan leadership for warm reception of Saxony delegation. He stressed that both Tatarstan and Saxony are dynamically developing regions. The most perspective areas for cooperation are innovations, energy-saving technologies and mechanical engineering.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.
On May 14, Prime Minister of Tajikistan Kokhir Rasulzoda, who arrived on a working visit in Kazan to take part in the events of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, was met by Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.