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On August 22, the Rostov Oblast Governor Vasily Golubev arrived in Tatarstan. His delegation comprises the Minister of Economic Development of the Rostov Oblast, the Acting Head of the Rostov-On-Don Administration, and other officials.

The main purpose of the delegation’s visit was to attend WorldSkills Kazan 2019 events. Yesterday, Governor Golubev took part in the opening ceremony of the 45th WorldSkills Competition.

Today, a rich programme of the delegation began with a meeting with Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov. Tatarstan Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and Minister of Justice Rustem Zagidullin also attended the event.

The Governor Golubev’s programme continued with a visit to the production sites of Tatarstan. The delegation inspected the investment potential of the SEZ Alabuga, the production facilities of TANECO and I-Plast. An extensive tour took place at Nizhnekamskneftekhim, where guests visited the ethylene plant, benzene extraction unit, butyl rubber plant, and plastics plant.

Within the framework of WorldSkills Kazan 2019, the Rostov delegation took part in the opening of the WorldSkills conference and in the plenary session entitled “A World at Risk: Developing the Skill Sets to Endure, Adapt, and Thrive”.

Photo courtesy of Tatarstan Presidential Press Service and Nizhnekamskneftekhim

Today, Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov took part in the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to the Rostov region.

Within the framework of the programme, the delegation headed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov attended the opening ceremony of the I-Plast facility in the city of Azov (35 kilometres from Rostov-On-Don). The event began with a brief tour and presentation of the new plant’s products.

I-Plast is a plant founded in Nizhnekamsk (Republic of Tatarstan) in 2009. The company produces large-sized plastic industrial containers and packaging, as well as MSW containers. The company’s distribution chain in Russia and neighbouring countries comprises over 30 partners. In 2018, I-Plast processed 39 million tonnes of polymer stock, of which 34 million tonnes come from Nizhnekamskneftekhim.

Also during the visit, Albert Karimov and Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with representatives of the Rostov Regional Yaktashlar Tatar-Bashkir Cultural Centre.

The visit of the Tatarstan delegation to the Rostov Region ended with a meeting with the Rostov Region Governor Vasily Golubev. As part of the meeting, an agreement was signed between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Rostov Region on trade and economic, scientific, technology, social, and cultural cooperation.

Based on information by Tatarstan Presidential Press Service