On 8 October 2016, SEZ Alabuga hosted a working meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Turkish Minister of Economy Nihat Zeybekci. The meeting was attended by Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, representatives of Tatarstan ministries and agencies, top officials of SEZ Alabuga, and Turkish resident companies at SEZ Alabuga.
Rustam Minnikhanov invited companies from Turkey to participate in infrastructure and logistics projects of Tatarstan.
Participants of the meeting discussed a number of working issues, including availability of raw materials, efficient operation of the transport sector, and other topics.