On 9 February 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov participated in the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Chairman of the Board and President of OAO AK Transneft Nikolay Tokarev.
During the meeting, the Agreement on mutual cooperation between the Republic of Tatarstan and AO AK Transneft was signed.