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”.

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.