Vice-premier of the State Council of China arrived in Kazan

Delegation of the People's Republic of China headed by Vice-premier of the State Council Wang Qishan arrived in Kazan. RF Minister of energy Sergei Shmatko joined the delegation. President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov met guests at the international airport “Kazan”.

Delegation of the People's Republic of China visits Russia within the limits of regular round of Russian-Chinese energy dialogue. On Tuesday Vice-premier of the State Council  Wang Qishan met with RF Vice-premier Vladimir Putin. Today the delegation visited Izhevsk and arrived in Kazan.

Potential of economic potential of republic was shown to members of delegation in RT Cabinet. A meeting between Rustam Minnikhanov and Wang Qishan was held afterwards.

Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Vice-premier of China State Council for visit. Wang Qishan stressed that presentation of Tatarstan economic opportunities impressed members of delegation. “We evince great interest in your country and republic. We see that Tatarstan is the leader in oil production and petrochemistry. It is one of major industrial regions in Russia”, - Vice-premier of China State Council said. Wang Qishan also noted that Tatarstan is a twin region of Chinese province Sandu. By his words population of this developed province makes 90 mln. people. “It is a huge market for your resources. We should develop cooperation between regions more intensively”, - Wang Qishan said addressing to Rustam Minnikhanov.

Vice-premier of China State Council wished Rustam Minnikhanov successful preparation and holding of Universiade 2013 in Kazan.

On June,1 delegation of the People's Republic of China is going to visit the Kazan Kremlin and on June,2 will continue its working program in Tatarstan capital.