Tatarstan President and Turkish Prime Minister participated in the Tatarstan-Turkish Business Forum

7 December 2016, Wednesday

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/

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