On 3 October 2016, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov participated in the meeting between Acting Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Special Representative of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs for development of relations with Russia and Head of the Foundation for Islam Jean-Pierre Chevènement.
The meeting was held in the Tatarstan House of Government. Parties discussed an issue of sharing experience in interreligious interaction.