On 14 March 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov took part in the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of the Kaliningrad Oblast Nikolay Tsukanov.
During the meeting, the parties discussed promising areas for mutual exchange development, establishment of bilateral contacts in education, cooperation in the sphere of tourism, and issues of large scale infrastructure projects implementation within the preparation to 2018 FIFA World Cup.