On October 4, speaking at the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, President of the republic Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan attaches great importance to the development of natural gas motor fuel market.

On October 4, at their meeting on the sidelines of the 8th St. Petersburg International Gas Forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Gazprom Management Committee Alexey Miller discussed the development of the gas infrastructure of the republic, further activities on joint projects and issues related to the expanding of the gas fuel market.

On October 4, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived in St. Petersburg to take part in the 8th International Gas Forum at the Expoforum Convention and Exhibition Centre.

On October 3, Minister of the Digital Development, Communications and Mass Media of Russia Konstantin Noskov, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of the Union “Young Professionals (WorldSkills Russia)” Robert Urazov signed a cooperation agreement between Tatarstan Government, the WorldSkills Kazan Organizing Committee and the Russian Ministry of Communications.

On October 3, at the Russian Energy Week International Forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov spoke at a panel discussion “Identifying a Strategy to Succeed on the Global Petrochemical Market?”

On October 3, on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week International Forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and President of Siemens Corporation Joe Kaeser took part in the ceremony of signing a cooperation agreement between TAIF Production and Investment Company of the republic and Siemens Company.

On October 3, on the sidelines of the Russian Energy Week International Forum, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Director General of TAIF Production and Investment Company of the republic Albert Shigabutdinov took part in a signing ceremony of a long-term loan agreement under the Euler Hermes insurance policy in the amount of 240 million euros for the period until the end of 2033, which will finance the contract with Siemens Company under the project implemented by Nizhnekamskneftekhim Petrochemical Company on construction of a new power plant with 495 Mw capacity.

On October 3, Tatartsan President Rustam Minnikhanov paid a working visit to Moscow to take part in the Russian Energy Week Energy Efficiency and Energy Development International Forum.

On October 3, in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a meeting of the Commission for the consideration of applications on conclusion of implementation agreements at Chistopol Priority Social and Economic Development Area.

On October 2, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, Danish Ambassador to Russia Carsten Søndergaard, Senior Vice President of ROCKWOOL International Thomas Keller, Director General of ROCKWOOL Russia Marina Potoker and other officials took part in the opening of a new line for the production of substrates from Grodan mineral wool.