President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov: Tatarstan and Novosibirsk region have a strong desire to cooperate

Agreement on trade-economic, social and cultural cooperation between Tatarstan Republic and Novosibirsk region was signed in House if RT Government within the frameworks of . President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Novosibirsk region Vasily Yurchenko put their signatures in the document.

By words of Rustam Minnikhanov the document has become a logical continuation of cooperation between two industrially developed regions of Russia.

“Within the working visit to Tatarstan of representative delegation of Novosibirsk region guests are able to assess projects and productions being realized in republic on their own”, - Rustam Minnikhanov said. “Authorities should create conditions for developing business, establishing interaction and partnership relations. It is important that Tatarstan and Novosibirsk region are willing to cooperate”, - Rustam Minnikhanov announced.
RT President believes that today Tatarstan presents interest for Novosibirsk region in such spheres as construction of sport objects since many of them are being constructed in republic for Universiade 2013.

Rustam Minnikhanov appreciated achievement of Novosibirsk region in scientific sphere, particularly, in terms of chemistry, petrochemistry and catalysis. “Today Novosibirsk institute of catalysis is “number one”, - he said.

In the course of meeting with Vasily Yurchenko Rustam Minnikhanov briefly told about development of such projects in republic as support of private households in rural areas, assistance in development of small and medium entrepreneurship and IT-sector.

Governor of Novosibirsk region Vasily Yurchenko thanked Rustam Minnikhanov for organization of three-day visit. He reminded that cooperation with republic has been implemented since 2000.

Vasily Yurchenko invited representatives of RT youth organizations to take part in international youth innovative forum “Interra” (September, 22-24, 2011).

Agreement on scientific and technical cooperation between Institute of catalysis named after G.K. Boreskov of Siberian branch of Russian Academy of sciences and JSC “Tatneftehiminvest-holding” was signed at the meeting.