Rustam Minnikhanov: Our republic has rich experience of cooperation with Singapore

On 16 June, speaking at his meeting with the Prime Minister of Singapore Lawrence Wong on the sidelines of the Russia-ASEAN Summit in Kazan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that Tatarstan as one of the leading regions of Russia has rich history of cooperation with Singapore. Important areas of cooperation include innovation, information and communication technologies, and exchange of experience. One of the bright projects is the City of Innopolis, the master-plan of which was developed by a Singapore company. “We have rich experience in organizing internship to study the public administration experience,” he noted.

The Rais of the republic briefly informed about industrial and economic capacity of the region and emphasized: “Foreign companies are taking part in many of our projects. Our republic is open for investment and in the point of entry to the Russian market for foreign companies.”

Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his interest in expanding contacts between the business communities of Tatarstan and Singapore, and implementing joint projects in the fields of industry, high technology, and artificial intelligence.