Rustam Minnikhanov and Turkish Minister for EU Affairs meets on KazanSummit 2014

Welcoming Mevlut Cavusoglu, the head of state underscored that the leadership of Tatarstan cherishes the high level of cooperation with the Republic of Turkey on the basis of strong and friendly Russian-Turkish relations.

The parties discussed the current Tatarstan-Turkish projects, the active development of bilateral cooperation and prospects for further collaboration. Mr. Minnikhanov underscored that in a short time investment from Turkish business in the Republic of Tatarstan's economy has grown significantly and today Turkey ranks first by the number of enterprises with participation of foreign capital; in Tatarstan operate 278 Turkish companies.

This year the SEZ «Alabuga» is scheduled to open five new productions with Turkish investors. All this – the high-tech projects, including import substitution component. At the same time the head of state drew attention of Mevlut Cavusoglu to the development not only of trade and economic, but also cultural relations. Noted that in 2014 Kazan became the capital of the Turkic world.

«KazanSummit 2014 today has become the platform where Russia can be integrated into the Islamic world, - said Minnikhanov. - In general, in our country, about 20 million people preach Islam".

Mevlut Cavusoglu said that every year (in 2013 Mevlut Cavusoglu participated in the summit as a member of the Turkish Republic’s parliament) KazanSummit 2014 gaining weight and authority in the Islamic world, and it's obvious. He also noted that Russia – the second trading partner after Germany, and Turkey implements with their Russian counterparts a number of important projects. Serious investment of Turkey in the Republic of Tatarstan, the minister said, means confidence to the region, belief in the future of its projects.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Press Service