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Signing took place at the Tatarstan-Turkish Mediterranean trade and economic forum during the working visit of the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan headed by Rustam Minnikhanovto the Republic of Turkey.

Together with the head of Tatarstan the signing ceremony was attended by the Minister of Economy of Turkey Nihat Zeybekchi.

KIP «Master» CEO Maxim Steblov and «Koluman» CEO Cann Saktyk signed an agreement between JSC «KIP «Master» and the «Koluman».

Protocol on Cooperation of twin cities (between Nizhnekamsk and Mersin cities) signed by the Head of Nizhnekamsk Municipal Region Aidar Metshinand Mersin Mayor Burhanetdin Kodzhamaz.

This statement was made by President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov during the Tatarstan-Turkish Mediterranean trade and economic forum in Turkish Mersin.

In his speech at the forum head of republic expressed his gratitude to the leadership of Turkey for the attention that is paid to the development of inter-regional cooperation. Tatarstan President said that Turkey ranks first in the number of enterprises with foreign capital registered in the territory of Tatarstan. Such companies in the country today are 278. He also said that this year in the SEZ «Alabuga» is scheduled to open a number of Turkish plants.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov we have a high level of cooperation with the Republic of Turkey, but at the same time there is a huge economic potential, which should be used effectively.

On June 2 in the Republican Agency for Press and Mass Communications «Tatmedia» will held a press conference with the Chairman of the KazanSummit Organizing Committee, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov.

At the press conference journalists will be informed about the preparation to the VI International Economic Summit of Russia and OIC countries (KazanSummit 2014), the program of activities and the most important issues and problems that will be discussed during KazanSummit 2014.

VI International Economic Summit of Russia and OIC countries (KazanSummit 2014) will be held in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan on June 5-6. The event is held by Tatarstan Investment Development Agency and Nonprofit Development Fund of Islamic Business and Finance under the patronage of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan. Since 2012 KazanSummit rose his level thanks to the support of the Federation Council of the Russian Federation.

The meeting was held within the working visit of the delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan in Turkey.

During a meeting of the head of the region with Huseyin Avni Josh also attended Counselor of the Embassy of the Russian Federation in Turkey Alexander Epifanov, Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan - Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Zaripov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Radik Gimatdinov, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism Sergey Ivanov, SEZ «Alabuga» CEO Timur Shagivaleev, SEZ «Innopolis» CEO Igor Nosov, chairman of the Chamber of Commerce of the Republic of Tatarstan Shamil Ageev.

From the Turkish Republic a meeting attended by representatives of the business community. Discussion was about the mutually beneficial cooperation, the possibility of increasing trade turnover between the Republic of Tatarstan and the province of Adana in the Turkish Republic. Turkish business representatives expressed interest in cooperation in the petrochemical sector, the textile industry and a number of other areas.

The main purpose of the region’s delegation visit, led by the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, is participation in Tatarstan-Turkish Business Forum, which will be held on May 30 in the city of Mersin.

President of the Republic of Tatarstan accompany Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan – Minister of Industry and Trade of the Republic of Tatarstan Ravil Zaripov, Assistant to the President of the Republic of Tatarstan on International and Foreign Affairs Radik Gimatdinov, Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, Chairman of the State Committee of the Republic of Tatarstan on Tourism Sergey Ivanov, Chairman of the Tatarstan Chamber of Commerce Shamil Ageev.

The delegation also included the heads of municipal districts of the republic: Head of Nizhnekamsk municipal region - Mayor of the Nizhnekamsk Aidar Metshin, Head of Aznakaevo municipal region Marseille Shaidullin, head of Tyuliachi municipal region Ildous Zaripov, head of Nurlat municipal region Ravil Kuzyurov.

Next Thursday, June 5, in the capital of the Republic of Tatarstan will be held VI  International Economic Summit of Russia and Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) countries.

The event will open a business breakfast «Portrait of Russian regions. Integration of regional economy of the Russian Federation into the world system» with the participation of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian regional leaders, foreign ambassadors, investors and businessmen.

A key theme of the Strategic Forum, which begins after a business breakfast, will be the discussion of food security, especially in terms of interaction between investors, business and government on logistics, land resources, human capital, infrastructure and promotion.

Simplex Noise lectures about computing designing – Computational Design together with the Architecture Institute of Catalonia, as well as presentation of the summer computational design camp SPOTCAMP SOCHI 2014 will be held across Russia, including Kazan.

May 29 in Kazan Architecture and Construction University (KGASU) on questions about the design of the city, building or object of industrial design, and how to begin the process will answer the representative of the Catalan University – Maria Kuptcova and Simplex Noise founder – Alexandra Boldyreva.

During the lecture will be considered the basic concepts, methods and tools of computational design and parametric architecture. Will be considered and implemented conceptual designs in architecture, industrial design, urban planning. As part of the lecture will be presented the summer computational design camp SPOTCAMP SOCHI 2014.

Anyone to be able to visit the work-shop on parametric architecture and try to apply in practice the principles of computational design.

Documents, which identify the main directions of development of the country in the coming years, particularly on long-term government economic and social policy, construction of the Armed Forces, the measures for the implementation of foreign policy, population policy, were signed by Vladimir Putin in 7 May 2012.

In Tatarstan in November 2012 was approved the Republican Government’s action plan for the organization of the Russian president’s orders. In a number of activities participated Tatarstan Investment Development Agency.

Tatarstan Investment Development Agency Chief Executive Linar Yakupov, opening a panel, which was attended by representatives of the Public Council under Agency, the Chamber of Commerce, the ministries and the business community, noted that the activities, where the Agency involved, have three blocks. First - activities aimed at improving the engineering staff. Second – the creation of investment infrastructure and interaction with municipalities to create high-performance workplaces. The third block includes public technological and pricing audit of investment projects with state participation.

Topic for discussion at the second lecture within the Kazan Urban Forum will be city as a system of open spaces, the mechanism of development and appropriation of urban spaces and the role of the designer in the creation of personal space.

May 26 lectures on the development of the main directions of Kazan will continue professor, KGASU candidate, director of «Dasha» children's architecture school Marina Zabruskova, director of analytical development and research center Alexey Konnov, KGASU undergraduates Lily Gizzyatova and Anna Fedoovich.

During the speeches the audience will have the opportunity to discuss with invited experts on themes: «City as a system of open spaces, populated by its inhabitants»; «Sociologist and psychologist are investigating the phenomenon of development and appropriation of urban spaces by people trying to understand the mechanism of the living process»; «A designer? Does he have the idea of such a natural human needs – feeling space around himself?».

Summit will allow to tell more about  business ideas in bilateral meetings with interested investors, B2B meetings, during the Tatarstan-Emirati Business Forum, as well as the part of the exhibition event. Selected projects will be also included in  a catalog of investment projects, which each participant will receive in a summit.

For consideration of the Investment Commission under Tatarstan Investment Development Agency, composed of representatives of commercial banks, consulting, leasing and insurance companies, investment companies and funds,  were passed 98 investment projects.

Submitted for consideration and study projects are about the implementation of business ideas in the field of construction, building materials and development, medicine and pharmaceuticals, chemicals and petrochemicals, engineering and automotive components, agriculture and food industry, IT-and telecommunications industry, service industry and tourism.