On 25 May in the Government House of the republic, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov held the first in this year meeting of the Supervisory Council of the Innopolis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) which considered and approved 10 new projects of industrial and IT-companies with the total amount of investments of 3bn rubles, which will create 784 jobs.

On 22-23 May on errand from the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, a delegation from the republic visited Uzbekistan to study the positive experience of Tashkent and Dzhizak region in citizen self-government.

On 24 May during his working trip to Hefei (Anhui Province, China) the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov visited the JAC Motors plant which is a modern, high-tech enterprise listed in the top ten automakers of China, producing more than 1m cars a year.

On 24 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a business-forum “Anhui – Tatarstan” held in Hefei (China).

The main branches of economy of the province, which houses more than 8500 high-tech enterprises, are car building, manufacture of construction materials, medications and food products, logistics, power economy and financial services.

On 23 May in Moscow Russian President Vladimir Putin handed in the Order of St. Andrew the First-Called to the First President of Tatarstan and Hero of Labour of Russia Mintimer Shaimiev, who is currently the State Counselor of the republic, for his outstanding service to the state and longstanding fruitful public activities.

On May 24, during his working visit to China, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in Hefei (Province of China) to take part in a business-forum “Anhui – Tatarstan”, to meet governor of China's Anhui Wang Qingxian and to visit a number of enterprises.

Om 23 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who is a member of the Russia delegation headed by the Chairman of the Russian Government Mikhail Mishustin, took part in a plenary session of the Russia-China business forum with the Premier of the State Council of China Li Qiang representing his country. 

In his welcoming speech Mikhail Mishustin reminded that heads of federal ministries and departments, large companies and regions of Russia are working at the forum as members of the large Russian delegation and said he was sure that deepening of Russia-China interaction will have a positive impact on strengthening economy of both countries.

On 22 May, speaking at his meeting with the Mayor of Shanghai Gong Zheng during his working trip to China, the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov said: “We have come to Shanghai as members of an official Russian delegation headed by the Chairman of our government to take part in the Russia-China business forum. It is s reciprocal visit of the Russian delegation after the most important visit of the Chairman of China Xi Jinping to Russia.  This proves really unprecedented relations between our countries.”   At their meeting the parties marked the high level of Tatarstan-China cooperation with 7 agreements signed with Chinese provinces and the trade and economic representative office of Tatarstan working in Beijing. 

On 22 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov came on a working visit to Shanghai to take part in a plenary session of the Russia-China business forum and to meet governors of a number of Chinese provinces to discuss cooperation, development of ties is investments and innovative industrial sphere, in high-tech, manufacture of medical products and pharmaceuticals and further expansion of cooperation in agriculture, culture, science, education, sports and tourism

On 21 May the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov , the Head of the Department on interaction with religious organizations of the Russian President’s  Internal Policy Office Yevgeniy Yeremin, the Chairman of the Russian Muslims Spiritual Board Talgat Tajjutdin, the Mufti of Russia Ravil Gaynutdin and the Mufti of the Spiritual Assembly of Muslims of Russia Albir Krganov  took part in a ceremonial opening of the the Izge Bolgar Dzhieny  - an event dedicated to the Day of official adoption of Islam by the Volga Bulgaria.