On 23 September 2013, the meeting between the Prime Minister of the Republic of Tatarstan Ildar Khalikov and the delegation from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam headed by the Deputy Minister of National Defence, Commander of the Vietnam People’s Navy Nguyen Van Hien was attended by the Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Rashat Fattakhov, General Director of Zelenodolsk Shipyard Renat Mistakhov, and General Director of Ak Bars Holding Ivan Yegorov.
The meeting saw the presentation of the economic potential of Tatarstan and dealt with the issues of further development of bilateral cooperation, including that in the field of military technology.