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Tatneft opened a new flagship filling station in the Republic of Uzbekistan.

The ceremonial presentation of the Tatneft station took place in the city of Tashkent with participation of Minister of Energy of Uzbekistan Alisher Sultanov, Director General of Tatneft Nail Maganov, and Chairman of the Management Board at Uzbekneftegaz Bakhodirzhon Sidikov. The event was also attended by representatives of ministries and agencies of Uzbekistan.

The flagship filling station of Tatneft is equipped with the most advanced equipment and is ready to provide relevant services. All types of fuel will be presented at the filling stations, from Normal-80 of local production to Ai-100 brand produced by the TANECO Oil Refining Complex.

As part of its ceremonial opening, the first 5 customers of the filling station took on 25 litres of gasoline or diesel fuel free of charge.

Based on information by Tatneft press service

Today, as part of the second day of the Tatarstan delegation’s visit programme to the Republic of Uzbekistan, Minister Karimov had a meeting with Khokim of the Tashkent Region Rustam Kholmatov.

The parties discussed issues of cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Tashkent Region regarding the implementation of joint projects.

These include, in particular, the project to create an industrial park in the Tashkent Region (Nurafshon) jointly with the Technopolis Himgrad. The project was presented in June this year.

Today, the delegation from Tatarstan headed by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan Albert Karimov is on a visit to Uzbekistan.

The programme began with a visit to the Angren Special Economic Zone, where a meeting was held with directors of the Birinci Rezinotekhnika Zavodi and the Tashkent Agricultural Machinery Plant (TQXTZ). In addition, a guided tour to the production sites was organised for the guests.

An important event within the visit was the first meeting of the working group for cooperation development between Tatarstan and Uzbekistan. The main issue of the meeting is a discussion of the areas of mutually beneficial cooperation between the two regions in such fields as engineering, petrochemicals, IT, digital technologies, as well as professional education.

At the end of the meeting, the co-chairs of the working group, Albert Karimov and Deputy Prime Minister of the Republic of Uzbekistan Elyor Ganiev, signed a document approving the composition of the joint working group.

In addition, POZIS and the Uzbekistan Association of Manufacturers and Suppliers of Medical Equipment signed a Memorandum of Intent.

The first working day ended at the International Business Centre, where B2B meetings were held with companies’ representatives from Tatarstan and Uzbekistan.

The Consulate General of the Republic of Uzbekistan in Kazan organised official and ceremonial events dedicated to the 28th anniversary of Independence of Uzbekistan.

In the morning, the building of the Spiritual Administration of Muslims of Tatarstan saw a presentation of the pilgrimage tourism to Uzbekistan, after which the opening of the Uzbek Cultural Centre of Kazan took place at the Kazan Cooperative Institute.

In the afternoon, a meeting with the heads of trade union organisations of Tatarstan was held in the Kazan City Hall; the organisers of the event held a presentation of the tourist potential in Uzbekistan.

The business part of the programme ended with B2B meetings with representatives of tourism companies, trade unions, and business circles of Russia and Uzbekistan. Representatives of the Tatarstan and Uzbekistan business communities signed a series of agreements on mutually beneficial cooperation.

At the end of the day, an official reception was organised in the Pillar Room of the Kazan City Hall with the participation of Tatarstan officials. The event was attended by Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of Tatarstan German Lerner.

The honorary organisers of the event were representatives of the Uzbek side: Acting Chairman of the Uzbekistan State Committee for Tourism Development Abdulaziz Akkulov and Consul General of Uzbekistan in Kazan Fariddin Nasriev.