Thuringia meets Tatarstan

On October 17 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Thuringia Minister of Economy, Labour and Technologies Matthias Machnig took part in opening of the economic forum “Thuringia meets Tatarstan”.

Tatarstan and Thuringia businessmen came to Pullman Erfurt am Dom hotel in Erfurt to take part in the forum.

Welcoming participants of the forum, Mr Machnig noted similarity of two regions, two economic platforms for business and territorial development. He pointed out areas of potential cooperation, in particular, petrochemistry, agricultural engineering, automotive components production, health care, investment activity. I am sure that the foundation for future joint projects that will contribute to globalization of economy, internationalization of investments, and harmony of international dialogues will be laid today, the Minister said.

Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, in his turn, said that the republic is one of economically developed and stable innovative regions in Russia, and major efforts are taken to develop competitiveness of its economy. He mentioned such projects as Innopolis, Smart City Kazan, transport corridor “West Europe-West China”, and Sviyazhsk interregional logistics centre under implementation.