Albert Karimov visiting Kazakhstan as part of Tatarstan delegation
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov arrived in Kazakhstan as a member of the Tatarstan delegation. Within the visit, he met with Marat Karabayev, Vice Minister of Industry and Infrastructure Development of Kazakhstan, and visited TOO Kazakhstan Aviation Industry, where he was briefed on development of the aviation industry in the country.
In his speech during the meeting, Minister Karimov said that each joint event gives new impetus to the development of cooperation, it yields fruit, business contacts are expanding, and there are promising areas of interaction. And despite the coronavirus pandemic and the introduction of restrictive measures in 2020, the trade turnover between Kazakhstan and Tatarstan increased by 14% compared to 2019 and, according to Tatarstan Customs, amounted to US$ 630.8 million. The Republic of Kazakhstan has been among Top 7 partners of Tatarstan in terms of foreign trade turnover in the last 5 years.
Such enterprises as KAMAZ, Tatneft, Kazan Helicopters, Tatspirtprom, Zelenodolsk Shipyard, UK KER-Holding and others intensively cooperate with their Kazakhstani partners.
During the meeting, the parties positively assessed the current state and prospects of relations development, and expressed their readiness for further progressive interaction in building up trade and economic cooperation.