March 2, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov is on a working visit to Azerbaijan.

Late on March 1, the plane with Rustam Minnikhanov aboard landed in Baku’s Geidar Aliyev Airport where Azerbaijan Economic Development Minister Shakhin Mustafaev, Russian Ambassador to Azerbaijan Vladimir Dorokhin, Tatarstan Permanent Representative to Azerbaijan Nail Zaripov, Kamaz Director General Sergei Kogogin, Chairman of the World Congress of Tatars Rinat Zakirov, representatives of the Tatarstan Trade House in Azerbaijan and others met the Tatarstan delegation.

During the visit to Baku (1-2 March 2011) Rustam Minnikhanov will meet with representatives of the Azerbaijan Government including Prime Minister Artur Tair ogly Rasi-Zade and the Chairman of the Milli Mejlis of the Azerbaijan Republic, Oktay Sabir oglu Asadov Oktai Sabir ogly Asadov.

The agenda also includes a meeting with Azerbaijan President Ilkham Aliev.