On 23 December 2014, Moscow hosted the meeting with the students from Tatarstan, who are the members of the Tatar Club of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations. The meeting was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Principal of the Moscow State Institute of International Relations Anatoliy Torkunov, Vice President of the Russian Academy of Science Taliya Khabriyeva, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov, and top officials of the Tatarstan ministries and agencies.
During the meeting, parties signed an Agreement on cooperation between Moscow State Institute of International Relations and Kazan Power Engineering University.
On 22 December 2014, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov attended the regular meeting between co-chairmen of the Joint Working Group between the regions of the Volga Federal District and the Upper and Middle Yangtze provinces for the cooperation in the trade, economic and humanitarian areas. The meeting was held in Ulyanovsk.
The head of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov delivered a report on the current state and prospects for the bilateral cooperation between Tatarstan and China.
22 December 2014 is the Power Engineer’s Day. The Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov congratulates power engineers with their professional holiday.