Mr Minnikhanov’s involvement with the process of transferring certain powers from the federal to the regional authorities was the subject of discussion.

The meeting was devoted to training Russian national teams for the London 2012 Summer Olympics and the Sochi 2014 Winter Olympics.

During his trip to the Republic of Tatarstan, Dmitry Medvedev visited KAMAZ automobile plant where he viewed samples of the vehicles produced and presented state decorations to members of the KAMAZ Master Team for success at the 2010 Dakar Argentina-Chile rally raids.

A meeting of the Commission for Modernisation and Technological Development of Russia’s Economy devoted to implementing energy efficiency projects was held in Naberezhnye Chelny.

During his visit to the Republic of Tatarstan, Dmitry Medvedev took part in the launch ceremony of the first stage of the TANECO oil refining complex in Nizhnekamsk.