On October 6, during his working visit to Latvia, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited Freeport of Riga, the biggest and important transport hub in the Baltic Sea. The port lies at the banks of the Daugava River covering approximately 15 kilometres in length.

On October 6, speaking at Tatarstan-Latvia business forum in Riga, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said that Tatarstan can be the region to enter the Russian market for Latvian companies.

On October 5, during his two-day working visit to Latvia, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with the President of Latvia Raimonds Vējonis at the President's Palace (Riga Castle).

On October 5, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived on a two-day working visit to Riga (the Republic of Latvia). 

On October 5, Ramzan Kadyrov has officially taken office as Head of the Chechen Republic. An inauguration ceremony will take place in the Concert Hall of Grozny.

On October 4, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the 13th Russia – Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum devoted to the development of the transport and ligistic potential of Eurasia. The Forum was attended by the Russian President Vladimir Putin and the President of Kazakhstan Nursultan Nazarbayev.

On October 4, during his visit to Astana, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov discussed with Prime Minister of Kazakhstan Bakytzhan Sagintayev further steps on cooperation in the sphere of trade-economic relations between Kazakhstan and the republic.

On October 4, during his visit to Astana, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the opening of the new building of plenipotentiary representation of the Republic of Tatarstan in Kazakhstan.

On October 4, during an official visit of a delegation from Tatarstan to Astana, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov had a meeting with Akim of Astana Asset Issekeshev.  The main purpose of the trip is to attend the 13th Russia – Kazakhstan Interregional Cooperation Forum. 

On October 3, during his working visit to Astana, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited the Expo 2017 exhibition complex, where an international specialized show of the same name is due to start next summer.