Head of Russian EMERCOM visited KAMAZ and Kazan Helicopters
The Kazan Helicopters of the Russian Helicopters Holding (part of the Rostec Corporation) was visited today by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Russian Minister for Civil Defence, Emergency Situations and Disaster Relief (EMERCOM), Colonel-General Evgeny Zinichev, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov.
Accompanied by Andrey Boginsky, Director General of the Russian Helicopters Holding, the guests examined the rotorcrafts manufactured by the company. Then the delegation visited the unit assembly plant, where they inspected the technology capabilities of the company. In the final assembly workshop, Minister Zinichev was informed about the progress in the manufacture of the Mi-8MTV-1 helicopter in the interests of the Russia’s EMERCOM under the contract signed in June 2020.
Also, as part of his working trip to Tatarstan, the head of the Russian EMERCOM visited Naberezhnye Chelny, where, jointly with the Tatarstan President, he made a tour of the KAMAZ automaker. At the Science and Technology Centre, Rustam Minnikhanov and Evgeny Zinichev were introduced to the promising models of KAMAZ vehicles. Then the Tatarstan President and the Federal Minister examined the exhibition of fire-fighting and rescue vehicles on the KAMAZ chassis.
At the end of the visit, a meeting was held, during which the parties discussed prospects for further cooperation between the Russia’s EMERCOM and KAMAZ.