President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with Chief of Cosmonauts' Training Centre named after Yu.A. Gagarin, Hero of Russia, Hero of the Soviet Union Sergei Krikalev.

Aide to the Tatarstan President on economic issues Airat Khairullin, Minister of education and science Engel Fattakhov, Acting rector of the Kazan National Research Technical University Albert Gilmutdinov were present at the meeting.

Sergei Krikalev told about activity of Cosmonauts' Training Centre and training of flight aviation groups. The parties discussed potential areas of cooperation of Tatarstan higher educational institutions with the Training Center.