On March 16, Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan is arriving in Tatarstan from Moscow within the framework of his visit to the Russian Federation.

He will have talks on expansion of trade and economic and cultural ties with President of Tatarstan Republic Rustam Minnikhanov, ITAR-TASS reports.

The trade turnover between Turkey and Tatarstan makes U.S. $ 1.37 bn.  Turkey ranks 5th among Tatarstan’s foreign partners.