On 14 November 2014, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted the second meeting of the Joint Working Group for the Implementation of the Agreement on Cooperation in the Fields of Trade, Economy, Science, Technology, and Culture between the Tatarstan and the Turkmenistan Governments. The meeting was chaired by the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Ravil Zaripov and the Turkmenistan Minister of Economy and Development Vepa Abdylkhekimov. The meeting of the Joint Working Group was attended by officials of Tatarstan and Turkmenistan ministries and agencies, as well as top executives of Tatarstan industrial enterprises.