On June 18, at his meeting with Managing Director of the Japan Bank for International Cooperation (JBIC) Tadashi Maeda within the framework of the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov thanked him for the interest in the region and reminded that Tatarstan and the JBIC have already had experience of cooperation and implementation of projects. "We have a positive history of our relations. And it is important to maintain this relationship," he said.