Vladimir Putin, the Chairman of the Government of the Russian Federation, arrived in Naberezhnye Chelny on February 11. Grigory Rapota, the Plenipotentiary Representative of the RF President in the Volga Federal District, Mintimer Shaimiev, the President of the Republic Tatarstan, Ildar Khalikov, the Mayor of the city of Naberezhnye Chelny, met the RF Prime Minister at the Begishevo Airport.
In the course of the working visit, the Head of the RF Government is expected to sign a memorandum between OAO SOLLERS and FIAT Group on setting up a joint venture that will manufacture passenger and off-road vehicles in the Russian Federation.
It is also planned that Vladimir Putin will meet with the members of the KAMAZ-master team.