On 5 June, speaking at his meeting with a delegation from the Kingdom of Bahrain on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum and addressing the Minister of Finance and National Economy and the Minister of Industry and Trade of Bahrain, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: ”Our country considers the Kingdom of Bahrain to be an important trade, economic and investment partner in the eastern region.”

On 5 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a joint meeting of members of the Association of Innovative Regions of Russia (AIRR) held on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum and which discussed a number of organizational issues including the election of the AIRR Council, and approval of the yearly report and the work schedule.  

On 5 June at their meeting of the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Deputy Chairman of the Management Board, the Head of the Prospective Development Department of PJSC Gazprom Oleg Aksyutin discussed implementation of joint projects including that with KazanCompressorMash Plant.

On 5 June the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Aleksandr Novak, the Minister of Economic Development of Russia Maksim Reshetnikov, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Mayor of Moscow Sergey Sobyanin and representatives of the Administrations of Russian regions took part in an event held on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF), where the Director General of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives Svetlana Chupsheva informed about results of the National ranking of the state of the investment climate in the regions.

Thus she declared that Tatarstan together with Moscow have occupied the first line in the National ranking.

On 4 June on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the Director General of the Capital A, the co-founder and Counselor of the AirAsia Group Toni Fernandes.

The Company works in aircraft, logistics, fintech and food industries and proposes commercial air transportation, engineering services, rental of aircraft equipment, drone pilot training and related services, as well as cargo transportation services.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting with the Minister for IT, Electronics and Communications of the Andhra-Pradesh State Nara Lokesh on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that relations between India and Russia are characterized by a privileged strategic partnership.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting the Minister of Economy and Tourism of the UAE Abdulla bin Touq Al Marri on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov stated that today the republic takes an active part in the development of bonds between Russia and the United Arab Emirates. “The region aims to increase trade turnover, and attracting Emirati investment into the projects of the republic is seen as a promising area. A special fund could facilitate this,” he said.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting with the President-Chairman of the Management Board of the VTB Bank Andrey Kostin on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “The VTB has been our reliable partner for many years. There are 49 bank operating offices in the republic with more than 36 thousand legal entities being their clients. In this sphere your bank occupies the leading position in the republic.”

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting the Chairman of the Party “The Union of Independent Social Democrats” (Republic of Srpska) Milorad Dodik on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked him for his consistent position on the issue of cooperation with the Russian Federation.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting the Chairman of Board of Director of AB Rossiya Company Mikhail Klishin, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized: “I am sure further development of the Bank network and primarily in major cities of the republic will strengthen its position”.