Russian-Turkish business forum “Strategy of innovative development of auto component of industrial cluster in RF” opened in Kazan in GTRK “Korston”. RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov took part in the forum.

The plenary session was held by state secretary, deputy minister of regional development of Russia Yury Osintsev. He read out welcoming speech of Deputy Chairman of RF government Igor Sechin addressed to participants of the event: “RF government put much emphasis on consecutive broadening of Russian-Turkish strategic partnership. Turkey is one of the largest trade-economic partners of Russia. Our goal is to enrich this partnership by concrete practical actions, diversify trade-economic relations. Forum will facilitate confidential dialogue between Russian and Turkish business societies and open new opportunities for new projects and initiatives in the sphere of developing auto component cluster in RF”.

Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of Turkey to Russian Federation Mr Aidyn Sezgin noted in his speech that Turkey pays much attention to development of trade-economic relations with Russia and Tatarstan.

RT Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov welcomed participants of the forum: “The key task of forum is establishing constructive dialogue between representatives of state management bodies of Tatarstan and Turkey, business societies, Russian and foreign experts in the sphere of automobile production”.

RT Prime Minister thinks that Tatarstan became the place for holding the forum not occasionally. JSC “KAMAZ” is the leading enterprise in RF which produces trucks. For the last few years many enterprises have appeared in republic – “Sollers-Naberezhnye Chelny”, “Sollers-Elabuga” . Moreover, it was decided to build new plant of “Fiat” company on the territory of Tatarstan.

State Minister of foreign trade of Turkey Ahmet Yakydzhi informed that officials of 26 large companies and 50 businessmen of Turkey working in automobile industry arrived in Tatarstan to attend the forum. By his words, currently trade turnover between Tatarstan and Turkey makes 40 bln. dollars.

JSC “KAMAZ”, JSC “Avtovaz”, “GAZ” group, JSC “Sollers”, officials of 200 enterprises and organizations - producers of auto components, including 100 representatives of small and medium business of Tatarstan take part in the event.