Rustam Minnikhanov met with Minister of foreign trade of United Arab Emirates sheikha Lubna bint Al Kasimi
10 May 2011, Tuesday
“The Republic of Tatarstan as one of economically developed subjects of Russian Federation is interested in cooperation with United Arab Emirates”, - President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said at the meeting with Minister of foreign trade of United Arab Emirates Mrs sheikha Lubna bint Al Kasimi.
Rustam Minnikhanov is in Dubai with working visit to take part in investment forum Annual Investment Meeting 2011.
At the meeting with Minister of foreign trade of UAE sheikha Lubna President of Tatarstan informed her about social and economic state of republic, development of region’s economy and its geographical position.
By words of Rustam Minnikhanov Tatarstan is searching for new partners to realize major investment projects. The example of successful cooperation with business representatives of many countries is developing special economic zone “Alabuga”. In recent years republic has also been intensively developing relations with Arabic world. In June 2011 the international summit of Islamic business and finances will be held in Kazan for the third time.
Rustam Minnikhanov is sure that after current meeting relationships between Tatarstan and United Arab Emirates will be strengthened.
Minister of foreign trade of United Arab Emirates sheikha Lubna bint Al Kasimi thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for the visit and participation in Annual Investment Meeting.
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.