“High level of constructing sport objects and other infrastructure within the limits of preparation for Universiade 2013 in Kazan demonstrates professionalism of Tatarstan government and improves image of Russia in the world”, - Governor of Novosibirsk region Vasily Yurchenko announced in the course of working visit to republic.

Answering journalists’ questions Vasily Yurchenko said that after acquaintance with sport infrastructure of Kazan, leadership of Novosibirsk region intends to take as a basis ideology, conception and project solutions of Tatarstan in order to build such objects in the region.

Governor of Novosibirsk region also noted that “an interesting approach to formation and adoption of such program as providing housing for the youth, young specialists” is used in Tatarstan. “We’ve seen how it works in Tatarstan and how to realize it including attraction of financial resources”, - he said.

Vasily Yurchenko informed that Novosibirsk region also has such programs but not so ambitious. He is sure that Tatarstan experience will let reforming them and make a breakthrough. He told that Novosibirsk region is the first one to realize the program of providing housing on lease for the youth including scientific workers and specialists of innovative companies. “It is not a commercial project in our region, but support of the youth, opportunity to solve the problem of providing housing and comfortable living conditions for young specialists, and assistance in creating environment for new inventions and efficient work”, - Vasily Yurchenko said.

Speaking about further cooperation with Tatarstan Governor of Novosibirsk region stated: “Today we have everything to make out relations permanent, and conditions for business interaction - comfortable. I’m sure we’ll create these conditions”.

“Our regions are developed almost equally. No one teaches us. We learn from each other”, - President of Tatarstan said in turn. By his words, regions willing to develop search for new ways of interaction and examine experience of each other in various spheres. He noted that on staying in Novosibirsk he had seen interesting area for cooperation such as petrochemical sector. “Novosibirsk region has a huge industrial and scientific potential. Siberian branch of Russian academy of sciences is the intellectual potential we should put emphasis on”, - Rustam Minnikhanov stated.