On 20 May 2014, within the framework of his visit to Shanghai, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, as a member of the Russia’s official delegation, attended the meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and Chairman of the People’s Republic of China Xi Jinping.
In the presence of Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping, the Government of the Republic of Tatarstan and the Government of the Hunan Province have signed an Agreement on trade and economic, scientific and technology, and cultural cooperation. The document was signed by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Hunan Province Governor Du Jiahao.