Press Chief of the Prime Minister’s Office Bertalan Havasi has informed kormany.hu that Prime Minister Viktor Orbán held talks with Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan, on Friday evening in Kazan (the capital of the Republic, which is part of the Russian Federation). In their meeting they discussed economic matters.
Both politicians welcomed the recent opening of the Hungarian Consulate in Kazan.
They also agreed that favourable economic cooperation must be utilised, and that trade volume between Hungary and Tatarstan must be increased, while of course also respecting EU sanctions.
Mr. Havasi said that the two politicians agreed that one possible form this could take would be the establishment of joint ventures, in which Hungarian technology might play a significant role – especially in the fields of health care and agriculture.
The Prime Minister will receive the FINA flag on the last day of the Kazan World Aquatics Championships. At every championships the flag is transferred to the subsequent host. On Sunday Mr. Orbán will also hold talks with Prime Minister of Russia Dmitry Medvedev.