The Republic of Tatarstan and the Republic of Tuva have a lot of opportunities for cooperation, said Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov on 1 July 2016 at the meeting with Acting Head of the Republic of Tuva Sholban Kara-ool. The meeting was held within the framework of the working visit of the Tatarstan delegation headed by Rustam Minnikhanov to Kyzyl (Tuva).
Sholban Kara-ool asked Tatarstan President for assistance in creating an airline connection between Kyzyl and Kazan.
Rustam Minnikhanov thanked Sholban Kara-ool for the high-level organisation of the visit of the Tatarstan delegation to the Republic of Tuva. Tatarstan President noted that Tuva, like Tatarstan, is a multinational republic.