KAZANFORUM: THE HEAD OF MORDOVIA SPOKE AT THE SESSION “RUSSIA - ISLAMIC WORLD: INTERNATIONAL INTERREGIONAL ACTIVATION”
The second day of the XV International Economic Forum “Russia – Islamic World: KazanForum” for the Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, and the region's delegation began with participation in the session “Russia – Islamic World: International Interregional Activation”. Its participants discussed the prospects for cooperation between Russia and the Islamic world countries, opportunities to strengthen mutual understanding and trust among different cultures and religions.
The Head of Mordovia, Artem Zdunov, spoke about our region and its main advantages for potential economic partners: its location almost in the central part of the country, the presence of a large hub railway center, and an international airport. The republic is the largest producer of railway cars, occupies one of the leading positions in the country in the production of agricultural products, and processes them. This forms the basis of exports, especially to Islamic countries.
The regional leader also mentioned that Mordovia is developing a special economic zone where all possible preferences for business are in place. Scientific research is actively conducted based on the Technopark and the National Research Ogarev Mordovia State University in collaboration with local industrial enterprises.
Artem Zdunov emphasized that the republic provides comprehensive support to investors in all areas. Potential partners will be interested in such directions as high-tech pharmaceuticals and biotechnology, as well as the lighting and cable industries. In these areas, Mordovia traditionally leads the country.
During the session, speakers also included Talia Minullina, the head of the Investment Development Agency of Tatarstan, Denis Pushilin, the governor of the Donetsk People's Republic, Vladimir Mazur, the governor of the Tomsk region, Khaled Dudin, the governor of Hebron Province, and others.
Source: Press Service of the Head of the Republic of Mordovia.