On 21 November 2016, the meeting between Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Governor of Sakhalin Oblast Oleg Kozhemyako was also attended by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Industry and Trade Albert Karimov, Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Agriculture and Food Marat Akhmetov, Aide to the Tatarstan President Radik Gimatdinov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Director General of PAO Tatneft Nail Maganov, and others.
To date, Tatarstan supplies KAMAZ trucks, tyres, medical equipment, and various food products to Sakhalin Oblast. The republic is also prepared to supply buses, special purpose machinery, helicopters, vessels, petrochemical equipment, chemicals, diesel fuel, sulphur, engine oils, mineral fertilisers, and to expand the list of medical products and drugs for sale.
The Governor noted that the agricultural sector development is a priority in the Sakhalin Oblast. “We still consider the Republic of Tatarstan as one of our suppliers”, stated the Governor.