On 17 October, speaking at the 14th session of the State Council of the republic held in the Saydashev Concert Hall in Kazan, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said in his address: “In the current year Tatarstan continues to develop and occupies a leading position in the country in terms of many socio-economic indicators. All successes and achievements of the republic are the result of joint work of our multi-ethnic people.”

He expressed gratitude to Russian President Vladimir Putin and the Russian Government for their continuous support of implementation of initiatives and projects in the republic and also spoke about events held in Kazan during celebrations of the 80th anniversary of the Great Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WWII). 

On 16 October the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnihanov took part in the VIII International Forum “Russian Energy week” held in Moscow on 15-17 October with participation of representatives from 85 countries.

The forum is the key international platform for discussing important issues of the development of fuel and energy complex and multilateral energy cooperation in the multi-polar world and on the sidelines of the forum Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a ceremony when Rector of State Power Engineering University Edvard Abdullazyanov signed agreements with the Inter RAO-Electrogeneration” Company and the “Reliable generation” Charitable Fund.

On 16 October in the Kazan Kremlin Tatarstan State Counselor Mintimer Shaymiev, who is also the Chairman of the Trustees Council of the regional Revival Fund, had a meeting with the Director General of the State Hermitage Mikhail Piotrovsky, who came to Kazan to take part in a ceremony of opening a new exposition “The Yusupovs. Luxury across the Centuries” at the Hermitage Kazan Exposition Center and which has been prepared especially for the 20th anniversary of the Hermitage’s first representational centre established in 2005 by celebrations of the Kazan Millennium.

On 16 October the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who came on a working trip to Moscow, had a meeting with students, including those from the republic, of Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MSIR) of the Russian Foreign Ministry and told them briefly about some events during the BRICS Summit successfully held in Kazan last autumn and about the development of life in the region which is one of those economically stable in Russia.

On 16 October at their meeting at Moscow State Institute of International Relations (MSIR) of the Russian Foreign Ministry, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnihanov and the Rector of the University Anatoly Torkunov discussed issues of the development of education and interaction with leading universities of the country as well as AI.

On 15 October Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Head of the Federal Road Agency Roman Novikov and the Chairman of the Board of the Alekseevskfdorstroy Company Foat Valiev took part in  a solemn ceremony of opening a new road – the bypass of the Village of Sokury in Laishevo region of the republic. 

On 15 October at their meeting in the Government House of the republic held with participation of the regional Minister of Industry and Trade Oleg Korobchenko, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and the Senator of Russia from the executive branch of the Zaporizhzhia region, member of the Federation Council Committee on Defense and Security Dmitry Rogozin discussed issues of cooperation in a number of spheres. 

On 15 October, speaking at parliamentary hearings on a draft law ”On Budget of Tatarstan for 2026 and the planned period of 2027 and 2028” held at the State Council of the republic, the Prime Minister of the republic Aleksey Pesoshin said that the main parameters of the Tatarstan budget are formed based on the baseline scenario conditions and forecast for the economic development of Russia.

On 15 October in the Government House of the republic the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the Co-Chairmen of the Commission on Cooperation of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of Russia and the Senate of Oliy Majlis of Uzbekistan Ilyas Umakhanov and Sadyk Safayev, who came to take part in the Х meeting of the Commission held in Kazan.

Speaking at the meeting, Rustam Minnikhanov thanked for having chosen Kazan a venue for the meeting and said: “I would also want to thank you for your attention to the development of interaction with our republic. I am sure the special role in strengthening our partnership belongs to inter-parliamentary contacts.” 

On 15 October Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin is taking part in hearings of the State Council of the republic which discusses a regional draft law ”On Budget of Tatarstan for 2026 and the planned period of 2027 and 2028”.