On 7 June Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minster Roman Shaykhutdinov took part in a solemn event dedicated to the coming 9th birthday of Innopolis, where he together with the Mayor of the city handed in awards from the Rais and Cabinet of Minister of Tatarstan and the Mayor of the city to 40 outstanding residents of Innopolis who made their contribution into the development of the city.

On 7 June, speaking at his meeting with the President of the Republic of Srpska Milorad Dodik on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov expressed his gratitude for the President’s consistent stand in the issue of cooperation with Russia. “We have huge opportunities for cooperation and first of all in the sphere of economy,” Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized. 

According to results of the survey of the Agency for Strategic Initiatives announced at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, Tatarstan has ranked second in the national ranking of the investment climate status which was evaluated by 67 indexes in four spheres, namely the regulatory environment, infrastructure and resources, institutes for business and support of the SMEs. 

On 7 June on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a ceremony of signing an agreement with the Russian Table Tennis Federation on the development of table tennis in the republic. 

On 6 June at their meeting on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Director General of Wildberries Tatyana Bakalchuk discussed the development of international cooperation. The support of the republic makes it possible to enter external platforms, which means that the market is expanding also for manufacturers of the republic who sell their goods in it.

On 7 June Rustam Minnikhanov was present at a ceremony of signing  agreements on strategic partnership between the Ak Bars Holding Company and St Petersburg Polytechnic University of Peter the Great and the Maritime Complex Systems Company. 

On 7 June, speaking at his meeting with Tajikistan First Deputy Prime Minister Hokim Kholiqzoda on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “We highly appreciate cooperation between our republics within the framework of Russia-Tajikistan relations.” 

On 7 June, speaking at his meeting with Uzbekistan Minister of Energy Jurabek Mirzamakhmudov on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that Presidents of Russia and Uzbekistan attach the closest attention to cooperation of regions of two countries, and the Council of Regions held recently in Tashkent with participation of Vladimir Putin and Shavkat Mirziyoyev is the proof of it. 

On June 6, speaking at his meeting with the Head (Bashkan) of Gagauzia Evgeniya Gutsul on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan and Gagauzia have common historical and cultural roots. Unfortunately, the anti-Russian position of the current leadership of Moldova currently hinders the development of full-fledged cooperation. At the same time, Rustam Minnikhanov emphasized the importance of continuing contacts.

On 6 June at their meeting on the sidelines of the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the President of the Federation of Triathlon of Russia Kseniya Shoygu discussed the forthcoming events to be held in the republic, in particular the Russia Championship in Triathlon to be held in Almetyevsk on 15-16 June of the current year.