The Minister of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan Midkhat Shagiakhmetov visits France with official visit
24 June 2014, Tuesday
During June 23-25, 2014 passes working visit of delegation of the Republic of Tatarstan under the leadership of the President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov to France (region Rhone-Alps). From the Ministry of Economy of the Republic of Tatarstan the Minister of Economy Midkhat Shagiakhmetov, the deputy minister Artem Zdunov and the head of department of investment activity Bulat Haziakhmetov were a part of delegation. In the first day of visit representatives of delegation of Tatarstan visited the Industrial Campus of Saint-Etienne. In the Campus territory the delegation examined production of machines and PCI company accessories, and also held negotiations with the director of Regional Agency of development and innovations, the Vice-president of ViaMeca Mr. Filip Morey-Peryerom. Also visit and acquaintance about Berthiez enterprise activity took place.
As part of the program, the Minister visited the Arsky Industrial Park, where he got acquainted with the current activities and long-term plans of the residents. During the inspection of the production facilities, Midkhat Shagiakhmetov held a substantive discussion with the heads of enterprises on capacity expansion and improving the efficiency of using the existing infrastructure.
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