On 19 February 2016, the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade hosted a meeting with the delegation from the Chelyabinsk Region. The meeting was attended by Minister of Economic Development of the Chelyabinsk Region Sergey Smolnikov, Tatarstan Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade Rashat Fattakhov, top officials of structural subdivisions at the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade, and representatives of Chelyabinsk Region executive authorities.
During the meeting, the parties exchanged experience on the State support of industrial enterprises, development of foreign economic, interregional, exhibition and fair activities, and public procurement processes.