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On June 6, at their meeting in Kazan OAO “Russian railways” Senior Vice-President of President of non-profit partnership “Association of Producers of Railway Equipment” Valentin Gapanovich and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed cooperation on some infrastructure projects, including construction of high-speed railway line “Moscow-Kazan”.

On June 5, participants of the Tatarstan-Emirates business forum that was held within the framework of Kazansummit-2014 discussed development of mutual investment cooperation between Tatarstan and UAE.

On June 5, at his meeting with X5 Retail Group executives during the 6th International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit 2014, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan is ready for further cooperation with the company.

On June 5, during the 6th International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit 2014, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and UAE Minister of Economy Sultan bin Saeed Al Mansoori discussed further mutually beneficial cooperation.

On June 5, speaking at the strategic forum “Russia and OIC countries: interaction of investors, business, and authorities in solving problems of strategic safety” during Kazansummit forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that the forum helps demonstrating investment potential of Russian regions, openness and readiness for communication, and establishing cooperation between Russia and Islamic countries.

On June 5, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in business breakfast during the 6th International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit 2014 themed “Create future today: portrait of Russian regions. Integration of economy of Russian regions into global system.”

On June 5, during the 6th International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit 2014, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Turkish Minister for European Affairs Mevlut Chavushoglu. “We appreciate high level of cooperation with Turkish Republic that is based on strong and friendly relations,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.

On June 5, during the 6th International economic summit of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit 2014, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with Deputy Chairman of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation Ilyas Umakhanov at International Information Centre in Kazan.

Live broadcast of Strategic forum “International food safety” that will be held in Kazan on June 5 within the framework of VI international economic forum of Russia and OIC countries Kazansummit will be available on Government Portal of the Republic of Tatarstan (http://tatarstan.ru/press/broadcast.htm)

On June 4, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov visited "Wienerberger Kurkachi", the plant producing ceramic blocks that was opened in June 2009. The plant produces 150 million ceramic blocks per year.