Rustam Minnikhanov: Experience of holding international exhibitions is interesting to Tatarstan

02.04.2017

On April 2, during his working visit to the UAE, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with President of the Annual Investment Meeting in Dubai, CEO of Strategic Marketing & Exhibitions Dawood Al Shezawi.

Minnikhanov appreciated the Annual Investment Meeting (AIM). "We arrived in Dubai once again to participate in the Annual Investment Forum. Since 2011, Tatarstan has annually displayed its exposition stand here. The forum is a good platform for presenting investment opportunities of Tatarstan, establishing new contacts and exchanging experience with foreign partners. Every year we hold productive meetings with government officials, companies and investors, we agree on cooperation at the event. I want to express my gratitude for excellent organization of the forum and for the opportunity to participate in it," Minnikhanov said.

Dawood Al Shezawi thanked Minnikhanov for expressing his appreciation and said that he has been to Tatarstan many times and attended the Kazansummit-2016 in particular.

"Tatarstan is a very important strategic partner to us. Your republic has great potential. We have wide experience and good partner relations with other countries in the field of the exhibition industry. We can work on building of Kazan and Tatarstan awareness in the world, as well as develop various types of tourism in such spheres as business, exhibition, entertainment, events, sports and education," he suggested.

Tatarstan President noted that the republic is extremely interested in such cooperation. "We are interested in your experience of holding major international exhibition events. As far as I know that you have a number of specific proposals for the construction and further promotion of the Kazan-EXPO exhibition centre in Tatarstan. We are ready to discuss them. I invite you to take part in the Kazansammit-2017 to look into this matter in more details,” Minnikhanov said. 


Tatarstan President's Press Office