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As part of a delegation headed by Tatarstan President, Minister Karimov arrived in the city of Weimar, Thuringia (Germany).

The first item on the visit programme was a visit to the Bauhaus University of Weimar. Experts of the Bauhaus Digital Laboratory presented the projects “Artificial Intelligence in Construction” and “Bauhaus Mobility Lab” (solutions laboratory in the field of mobility, logistics, and energy supply). Then the delegation took part in the meeting between the Tatarstan President and Minister President of Thuringia Bodo Ramelow, after which a Tatarstan-Thuringia business forum took place.

During the forum, the sides discussed prospects for cooperation development between Tatarstan and Thuringia, increase in the volume and range of mutual supplies, strengthening ties in the field of IT, engineering, and humanitarian spheres.

In conclusion, a number of documents were signed on cooperation between Tatarstan and Thuringian companies: a tripartite cooperation agreement between the Kazan Electro-Technical Plant, the Micro-Hybrid Electronics GmbH, and the OOO Carnet and a bilateral agreement between the Technopolis Himgrad and Ibykus.

The final event of the working visit to Thuringia was studying the activities of the Erfurt Educational Centre, an educational organisation that provides innovative services in the field of technical and vocational education.