On 12 January 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov participated in the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and the delegation from China headed by Kong Xinglong, Deputy Chairman of the Production and Construction Corps of the Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region of the People's Republic of China.
During the meeting, the parties discussed issues of implementing a large investment project in the agricultural sector in Tatarstan. The project covers several districts of the republic and involves the development of livestock breeding and crop growing, as well as the establishment of processing plants. China is willing to invest in the development of irrigation systems and purchase of agricultural machinery.
Rustam Minnikhanov noted that Tatarstan is interested in development of this project.