A Meeting was held between the President of the Republic of Tatarstan and Secretary, Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas today. Mr. Saurabh Chandra, Secretary, welcomed the delegation led by Mr. Rustam Minnikhanov, President of the Republic of Tatarstan to India and handed over a letter from Shri Dharmendra Pradhan, Minister of State (I/C) for Petroleum and Natural Gas. He recalled the historic ties between the two republics and conveyed the need to enhance the cooperation based on convergent, strategic and economic interests.