Trade minister meets with Tatar president

CAIRO - 15 October 2018: Trade Minister Amr Nassar discussed on Monday with President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov ways of boosting economic and investment cooperation, according to a statement issued by the Ministry.

The statement reported that the meeting tackled developing trade and industrial relations, setting up joint investment partnership and increasing trade exchange.

Nassar added that a working team will be formed to follow up the results of the visit and set a framework for future of economic and trade relations.

Minnikhanov said both Egypt and Tatarstan are capable of pushing forward economic cooperation through developing coordination between the Egyptian chamber of commerce and its Tatarstan counterpart and arranging trade and investment missions.

He invited the Egyptian minister to visit Tatarstan within the coming period to stand on the huge industrial potentials the country possesses.

Representatives of the Tatarstan companies attended the meeting.