On November 18, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the plenary session of the XVII Forum «Tatarstan Business Partners» moderated by Deputy Prime Minister of Tatarstan, the Chairman of the National Council of the Tatar World Congress Vasil Shaykhraziev held under the World Congress of the Tatars in Kazan on November 16-18 with participation of about 400 Tatar entrepreneurs from 60 regions of Russia and 14 countries of the near and far abroad (Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, Hungary, Indonesia, Spain, Italy, Kazakhstan, China, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan.
The delegates spoke about their business activities, experience of cooperation with Tatarstan partners, as well as about preserving the culture and traditions of the Tatar people in the regions and countries where they live.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked the entrepreneurs for their great contribution to the development of Tatar settlements, support of national traditions.
“We are happy to meet you again. The entrepreneur is self-sufficient and provides work to others. At the same time, you pay great attention to supporting the traditions of the Tatar people. Your work, your contribution play a huge role in strengthening our nation. You are our reliable support," he stressed.
Then the Rais of Tatarstan handed in a number of state awards of the republic to the participants of the forum «Tatarstan business partners». During a three-day programme, the participants also visited industrial facilities and enterprises of the Mendeleevsky region, got acquainted with the specifics of doing business.