On 7 April 2016, Brno (South Moravian Region, Czech Republic) hosted the Tatarstan-Czech Business Forum.
The Forum was attended by Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov, Governor of the South Moravian Region Michal Hasek, Consul General of the Russian Federation in Brno Alexander Budaev, Deputy Minister of Industry and Trade of the Czech Republic Jiri Koliba, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, and representatives of Tatarstan and Czech business communities.
Memorandum of Cooperation between Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade and Russian-Czech Mixed Chamber of Commerce was signed by Head of the Tatarstan Ministry of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov and Acting Vice Chairman of the Russian-Czech Mixed Chamber of Commerce Libor Trubelik.
Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov was awarded a commemorative medal “90 Years of Trade and Economic Cooperation between the Russian Federation and the Czech Republic”.