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”.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting with Director General of the VK (Vkontakte) Company Vladimir Kirienko on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that the VK is a strategic partner of the republic and the VK fest is held in Kazan for the second year in the row. This is a very popular event among young people, which attracted more than 20 thousand spectators last year.

On 4 June at their working meeting of the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Russian Minister of Energy Sergey Tsivilyov discussed the development of the regional power industry including current projects in the sphere of energy being implemented in the republic. In particular the issues of competitive selection of thermal generation modernization projects were discussed.

On 4 June at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and other guests took part in a presentation of serial production of the SENAT 900 car and a prototype of the flagship SENAT 1000 car, where the Deputy Chairman of the Russian Government Denis Manturov told that today Russia has mastered the development and production of cars in all major segments. However, cars of this class have not been developed and manufactured in Russia for the last 40 years. Therefore, the revival of premium car production is seen not only as a new product, but also as an opportunity to gradually recreate engineering competencies in the development and improvement of cars of this class, he said.

On 4 June at their meeting of the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, the Director General of the Managing Organization “The Development of Construction Assets” Timur Amirov and the First Deputy of the Sole Executive Body of the Rockwool Company Marina Potoker discussed issues of further interaction.

On 4 June, speaking at his meeting with the Governor of Novgorod Region Aleksandr Dronov on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “According to results of last year our trade turnover reached modest 1.2bn rubles,” and stated that the figures do not reflect the economic potential of Tatarstan and the Novgorod region at all, and expressed interest in significantly increasing them.

On 4 June at their meeting of the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Governor of the Krasnoyarsk region Mikhail Kotyukov signed the Action Plan 2026-2028 on implementation of their agreement on cooperation in spheres of trade, economy, science, technology and culture.

On 4 June the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov arrived to St Petersburg to take part in events of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the business programme of which is dedicated to issues of global and Russian economy, social issues and the development of technologies.

On 3 June at their meeting in the Government House of the republic the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of the Russian Mixed Martial Arts (MMA) Union Sergey Fateev discussed issues of further interaction in promoting this kind of sports. It was stated at the meeting that mixed martial arts have always been of great interest to young people.