Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of the Group of strategic vision "Russia-Islamic world", held a meeting with the Minister of Industry and Technology of the Republic of Turkey Mustafa Varank, who is in Kazan on a working visit.
Opening the meeting, the head of Tatarstan reminded that he had previously met with the Minister in Yekaterinburg within the framework of the "Innoprom" industrial exhibition in July 2019.
"The Republic of Turkey is one of Tatarstan's leading foreign partners. We have always supported initiatives for the development of Tatarstan-Turkish cooperation on the strengthening of relations between Russia and Turkey. In recent years, these relations have reached a high level, which became possible, first of all, thanks to the personal efforts of the heads of state. The presidents of our countries - Vladimir Putin and Recep Tayyip Erdogan - pay great attention to the development of interregional cooperation, " Rustam Minnikhanov was quoted as saying by his press service.
He also reminded that today Tatarstan and Turkey have a cooperation agreement. Turkish companies have invested about 2 billion dollars in the Republic.
At the end of 2018, the mutual trade turnover amounted to about 350 million dollars. For 9 months of this year, the trade turnover has already reached the level of last year.
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Photo: official website of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan