Mrs. Sansanee Sahussarungsi, Deputy Director - General of the Department of International Economic Affairs led a Thai delegation from the Royal Thai Embassy, Moscow, Office of Commercial Affairs in Moscow and the Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn University to pay a working visit to Kazan, main city of the federal state of the Russian Federation from June 6 - 7, 2014.

 

The visit was successful and considered a follow-up of the previous visit to Kazan of Team Thailand in Moscow that was led by H.E. Dr. Itti Ditbanjong, Ambassador of the Kingdom of Thailand to the Russian Federation in August last year.

 

Being impressed with Thailand’s strong intention to intensify the cooperation on trade and investment with Kazan in the fields of halal, food and autoparts, the Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan proposed the Office of Commercial Affairs of Thailand in Moscow establish a working plan of concrete economic cooperation with Kazan. 

 

The delegation learnt during their talk with the CEO of one of the important supermarket chains in Russia, Bahetle Supermarket of business opportunities and scheme for the importation and market distribution of Thai halal and food products in Russia.    The Bahetle Supermarket whose customers are mainly of medium and high incomes is planning to open its first supermarket specialized for Asian products on August 1, 2014. 

 

During the visit, the Agreement for Academic Cooperation and Exchange between the Halal Science Center Chulalongkorn and University Kazan Federal University, one of the most famous and oldest universities in Russia, was also signed.