Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey

President of the Republic of Tartary Rustam Minnihanov and the delegation accompanying him visited TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu. During the meeting wherein the economic and commercial relations between the two countries were discussed, cooperation agreements were signed between TOBB and the Tartary Chamber of Commerce and Industry; Tartary Academy of Sciences and TEPAV, TOBB ETÜ and the Turkish Academy of Sciences separately. The Joint Business Committee to be established as a part of the cooperation agreement signed between TOBB and the Tartary Chamber of Commerce and Industry will prepare a Joint Action Plan for speeding up economic and financial activities.

Many ministers, mayors and heads of various institutions and establishments as well as high level bureaucrats and businessmen accompanied the visiting President while the TOBB Board Members were also present during the meeting.

- Minnihanov urges cooperation

President of the Republic of Tartary Rustam Minnihanov expressed their desire to increase cooperation, inviting Turkish companies to use Tartary as a staging area for doing business in the Russian market. He said, “We want to grow our cooperation based on mutual benefit and fully utilize our potential.” Speaking in regards to the various opportunities for cooperation, Tartary President invited Turkish companies to invest in Tartary, pointing out that they export over 50% of their industrial goods.

- Unbroken logistical chain from field to table

TOBB President M. Rifat Hisarcıklıoğlu, pointing out that a new point has been reached in Turkey, Russian and Tartary relations and said, “At this point, we can’t look at our relations as just Turkey’s fresh fruits exports to the Russian Federation. We should be talking about partnerships comprised of the companies of both countries, forming an unbroken logistical chain all the way from the field, to the tables in our homes.”

Stressing that this understanding should be spread to all sectors, not just food and agriculture, Hisarcıklıoğlu pointed to the importance of the automotive sector for Tartary. Hisarcıklıoğlu stated that they, as the Union of Chambers and Commodity Exchanges of Turkey, are ready to cooperate in order to develop economic relations between Turkey and the Russian Federation in this manner.