On December 8, Prime Minister of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov handed in state awards of Russian Federation and the Republic of Tatarstan at the Kazan Kremlin.

On December 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in a plenary session of forum “Business partners of Tatarstan” held at the Korston Hotel in Kazan. 

On December 8, at their meeting at Tatarstan Government House, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Volga interregional environmental prosecutor Veniamin Selifanov discussed cooperation between the republic and the agency in the sphere of ecological safety, supervision for the use and protection of water objects and other topical issues.

On December 8, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov handed in the order “Duslyk” to the former Head of State Seed Inspection Agency of the Republic of Tatarstan, veteran of labour Damir Kayumov for his long service and considerable contribution to the development of regional agriculture.

On December 7, at his meeting at the Governor’s Palace of the Kazan Kremlin with Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirm, who came on a short trip to Tatarstan during his official visit to Russia,Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan appreciates high level of relations with Turkey and brotherly Turkish people.

On December 7, Tatarstan-Turkey business forum was held at the Kazan City Hall. The main topic of the forum was the warming of relations between Russia and Turkey and prospects of their development.

On December 7, as part of his official visit to Russia, Prime Minister of Turkey Binali Yildirim arrived on a working visit in Kazan.

On December 7, at the Kazanskaya Yarmarka Exhibition Centre Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the opening of the 16th International Exhibition “Mechanical engineering. Metalworking. Kazan” and the 11th Specialized Exhibition “TechnoWelding”. 

On December 6, at their working meeting in Moscow, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Chairman of the Russian Government Dmitry Medvedev discussed social and economic development of the republic.

On December 6, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Chairman of State Council Farid Mukhametshin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, 260 businessmen from Tatarstan, representatives of regional authorities, and other officials took part in the 3d extended session of the Presidential Council for entrepreneurship at Korston hotel in Kazan.