On 6 June 2012, Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Rashat Fattahov granted an interview to the “Area of Attention” programme of the Moscow Region TV Channel “Podmoskovie”. The interview was devoted to the current state and prospects of cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and the Moscow Region within the framework of the intergovernmental Agreement on Trade and Economic, Scientific and Technical, Social and Cultural Cooperation signed in March this year.