On 23 October at their meeting on the sidelines of the BRICS Summit, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of Uzbekistan Shavkat Mirziyoyev discussed joint projects being implemented in Uzbekistan.
In the end of the meeting Rustam Minnikhanov handed in the Duslyk (Friendship) Order to Sahvakat Mirziyoyev for his substantial contribution into the development of cooperation.