On December 3, at the exhibition center "Kazanskaya yarmarka" Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a solemn opening of the 14th specialized exhibition "Mechanical engineering. Metalworking. Kazan” and 9th exhibition "Technowelding" in Kazan.

As many as 147 companies from Russia and four countries, representing their metalworking and mechanical engineering are taking part in the events.

An international scientific conference "Innovative mechanical engineering technology" will be held within the framework of the exhibitions.

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Minnikhanov noted with satisfaction that the number of participants is increasing every year.

"Yesterday we had a number of important events with the participation of Russia’s Prime Minister, including opening a new plant" Ford Sollers” and visiting KAMAZ Automaker production facilities in Naberezhnye Chelny. Therefore,Tatarstan is a machine-building republic, and development is hardly possible without major modernization and without our partners. So, it is good that we have this exhibition, " he said.

Adviser to the Russian Minister of Industry and Trade Viktor Semenov read out a greeting on behalf of the Head of the Ministry of Denis Manturov to participants of the exhibition. After that, the honorable guests cut a symbolic ribbon and looked around the exhibition.