On 14 March at their meeting in the Kazan City Hall, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and representatives of the International Big Cat Alliance (BICA) discussed issues of exchanging knowledge and experience in preservation of the snow leopard population which is in danger of extinction.
On 14 March at their meeting in the Kazan City Hall, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Honorary Ambassador of Wild Life of Pakistan, Emissary of the Global Snow Leopard Ecosystems Protection Program (GSLEPP) Saradar Muhammad Jamal Khan Leghari discussed the importance of snow leopard population preservation.
On 14 March during an expanded meeting with a delegation of the Republic of Altay which, headed by the Chairman of the Government of the republic Andrey Turchak, came to take part in the International Conference on Preservation of the Snow Leopard held in Kazan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that the mutual trade turnover between the republics is low and it is necessary to do everything to increase its amount. He said that Tatarstan supplies medical goods, computers, cars, tyres, petrochemical produce to Altay and emphasized that there are good opportunities for expanding cooperation. He also said that Tatarstan is interested in increasing deliveries of chemical and petrochemical products, trucks and agricultural machinery, common goods and medical equipment, pharmaceuticals and other goods.
On 14 March at their meeting in the Kazan Kremlin, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Head of the Government of the Republic of Altay Andrey Turchak discussed issues of strengthening interregional ties, expansion of business contacts and the increase of mutual trade turnover.