NEWS
On 7 December 2016, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the meeting between Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and the Czech Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Jiří Koliba. During the meeting, the parties discussed the current progress of affairs and prospects of bilateral cooperation.
Minister Albert Karimov emphasised that the Czech Republic is one of the main business partners of the Republic of Tatarstan. He also noted that there is a considerable potential for the expansion of mutually beneficial cooperation between Tatarstan and the Czech Republic. According to him, the promising areas of trade and economic, investment, scientific, and technology cooperation between Tatarstan and the Czech Republic include the further development of cooperation relations in the field of mechanical engineering, automotive industry and petrochemicals; health care, production of medical goods and pharmaceuticals, as well as joint research and educational projects.
On 7 December 2016, the Kazan City Hall hosted the Tatarstan-Turkish Business Forum within the framework of the working visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Binali Yıldırım to Tatarstan. Its main topic was the warming of relations between the countries and prospects of their development in the economic dimension.
Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and Chief Executive of Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Taliya Minullina made presentations of the industrial and investment potential of Tatarstan to the guests from Turkey.
During his speech, Albert Karimov stressed that Turkey ranks first in the number of joint venture companies in Tatarstan, exceeding 280; nearly every fifth joint venture in the republic is of Turkish origin.
Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yıldırım said in his speech that the Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci is a very frequent guest in Tatarstan, and expressed his confidence that the trade output will continue to grow. Minister of Economy of Turkey Nihat Zeybekci noted that Turkey's investments in Tatarstan's economy are of strategic nature and announced joint projects in the fields of health care and agriculture.
In his speech, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov noted that the “cooldown period” in relations is over and it is possible now to proceed to active work. The Tatarstan President said that Turkey is the leading partner of the republic and each joint project is treated very seriously.
Information published on the IA Tatar-inform website:
http://www.tatar-inform.ru/news/kazan/2016/12/07/530971/
On 7 December 2016, Kazan hosted the opening of the 16th International Exhibition “Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Kazan”.
Tatarstan has a good platform for seeking solutions to current tasks in the mechanical engineering sector. This was announced at the opening ceremony of the International Exhibition by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov.
The opening ceremony was also attended by Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Assistant to Tatarstan President Ravil Zaripov, First Deputy Minister of Industry of Belarus Gennady Svidersky, heads of republic’s authorities, and representatives of large mechanical engineering enterprises from Russia, Tatarstan, and foreign countries.
The exhibition features 166 companies from 13 countries and is accompanied by a comprehensive business programme, during which the participants will discuss the prospects for the development of the mechanical engineering sector.
Today, at the Coordination Council of the Tatarstan’s Mechanical Engineering Enterprises, which took place on the eve of the exhibition, an Agreement on Cooperation was signed between Jihostroj a.s. (Czech Republic) and OOO TD OKA (Tatarstan). Also, in the presence of the Tatarstan President, a Memorandum on Cooperation was signed in the field of education and science between the Kazan State Power Engineering University and the Erfurt Educational Centre (Germany).
Information published on the IA Tatar-inform website:
http://www.tatar-inform.ru/news/2016/12/07/530911/
and Tatarstan Government Portal:
http://prav.tatarstan.ru/rus/index.htm/news/796469.htm
On 7 December 2016, within the framework of the 16th International Exhibition “Mechanical Engineering. Metalworking. Kazan”, the Kazanskaya Yarmarka exhibition centre hosted the 6th Session of the Coordination Council of the Tatarstan’s Mechanical Engineering Enterprises. The session was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Assistant to Tatarstan President Ravil Zaripov, First Deputy Minister of Industry of Belarus Gennady Svidersky, heads of republic’s authorities, and representatives of large mechanical engineering enterprises from Russia and Tatarstan.
At the meeting, Tatarstan President stressed that the industry face today a number of important tasks; in particular, the provision of closer interaction between institutions of higher education and enterprises. “For the development of the mechanical engineering sphere, we need to unite all efforts, including the educational component, the manufacturing sector, and the government authorities. We need to work together. The level of development of the whole country depends on the level of development of its machine-building complex”, said Rustam Minnikhanov.
During the meeting, speeches were made by the representatives of scientific and educational centres and various Russian enterprises, as well as foreign experts. (According to the Tatarstan Presidential Press Service)
On 7 December 2016, the Tatarstan-Turkish Business Forum will be held in Kazan within the framework of the working visit of the Prime Minister of the Republic of Turkey Binali Yıldırım to Tatarstan.
The Forum will be attended by Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yıldırım, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Vice-President of the Committee for Foreign Economic Relations of Turkey Mithat Yenigün, representatives of governmental authorities and business communities of Tatarstan and Turkey.
The Forum will include presentations of economic and investment potential of Tatarstan and B2B meetings between representatives of Tatarstan and Turkey business communities.