On March 30, at the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM-2015) in Dubai, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said: “As a Russian region Tatarstan is presented in markets of Gulf countries not so well and we are working in this area. We take part in forums, search for potential partners. Our relations with UAE are very friendly, but we should work hard to start realizing joint big projects.”
He added that Russian and UAE leaders support steps of Tatarstan on establishing close relations with UAE, and expressed his confidence that cooperation in many areas will be realized in the nearest time. He mentioned such spheres as Islamiс banking, industry, trade, tourism.
“At AIM-2015 forum we are presenting Tatarstan industrial enterprises and innovative areas of economy, for example engineering centers in the sphere of laser technologies, creation of medical simulators, petrochemical plants and nanotechnologies,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Minnikhanov noted that Annual Investment Meeting can help attracting potential investors and promote industrial produce in markets of Gulf countries.
Acting Tatarstan President mentioned as well that a meeting with UAE Minister of Economy, who took part in international investment forum Kazansummit, was to be held the same day.
On 15 May during the official walk round of the exhibition organized on the sideline of the XV Internationals Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum-2024”, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov told the honorary guests about the domestic produce and unique digital solutions represented at the exposition of residents of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone and the Innopolis University.
On 15 May, speaking at his meeting with the Chairman of the Government of Dagestan Abdulmuslim Abdulmuslimov on the sidelines of the XV KazanForum, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that Dagestan is an important partner for the republic and relations between the regions are built on principles of the Cooperation Agreement signed in 2018.
On 15 May on the sidelines of the XV KazanForum Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin on behalf of the Government of the republic and the Director General of the New Land Grain Corridor Yuri Manevich signed an agreement on establishment of a land-based grain hub in the republic.
On 15 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Russian Deputy Minister of Economic Development of Russia Dmitriy Volvach, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Libya Abdul Hamid Dbeibeh , the Under Secretary of the UAE Ministry of Economy Abdulla Al Saleh and the Director General of the Islamic Halal Services Chamber Ashraf El Tanbuoly took part in a ceremony of opening the XV KazanForum and the VII Russia Halal Expo Exhibition at the Kazan Expo Exhibition Center.