On October 20, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Deputy Chairman of State Council Yury Kamaltynov  and other officials took part in parliament hearings on the bill “About budget of the Republic of Tatarstan for 2017 and planned period of 2018 and 2019”.

On October 20, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a working meeting on issues of the development of Innopolis Special Economic Zone at Tatarstan Government House. Participants of the meeting discussed issues of the work with Innopolis residents, construction of housing and transport infrastructure, and development of Innopolis University.

On October 20, at his office at Tatarstan Government House, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with President of the World Curling Federation Kate Caithness.

On October 20, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov held a session of the Supervisory Council of Innopolis Special Economic Zone (SEZ) where 6 projects of IT companies with total amount of investments 474,93 mln roubles were approved.

On October 20, at his meeting with the delegation of Beijing Sanju Environmental Protection & New Materials, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan actively cooperates with a number of Chinese companies in different spheres.

On October 20, the first international forum on the design of the living environment opened in Innopolis. Hundreds of world-renown experts arrived in Tatarstan to discuss new approaches and standards in the sphere of housing construction, and modern principles of urban environment development.

On October 19, during their meeting in Düsseldorf Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, who is on a working trip in the capital of North Rhine-Westphalia, invited Lord Mayor of Düsseldorf Thomas Geisel to visit Kazan. 

On October 19, during the international fair for plastics and rubber «К- 2016» at Messe Dusseldorf exhibition center, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met Chairman of the exhibition center Werner Dornscheidt.

On October 19, during his working visit to Düsseldorf, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met representatives of Germany Companies, such as Thyssen Krupp, Wilo, SMS Group. 

On October 19, speaking at a meeting with representatives of business circles of North Rhine-Westphalia during the International Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber “K-2016” in Düsseldorf, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said: “We are pleased to get acquainted with the advanced German technologies. We are ready to share our practices and open to discuss possibilities for mutually beneficial cooperation.”