On 20 May 2015, the Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted a meeting between Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Rashat Fattakhov and the delegation of the Russian Ministry for Crimean Affairs and representatives of the Crimean Federal District headed by Deputy Minister for Crimean Affairs Andrei Sokolov. From Tatarstan, the meeting was also attended by deputy ministers of industry and trade Damir Safiullin and Ravil Mingaleyev, heads of companies in power, mechanical engineering, and petrochemical sectors of Tatarstan, employees of the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Association of Small and Medium-Sized Businesses of Tatarstan. The meeting discussed promising avenues of cooperation in the power energy sector, mechanical engineering, petrochemical, construction industries, and development of small and medium-sized businesses.