A large delegation of the Free State of Bavaria arrived in Tatarstan on 22 October. More than 40 people representing more than 25 leading German companies: manufacturers and exporters in the field of information technology, industry and agriculture, headed by Deputy Prime Minister of Bavaria and Bavarian Minister of Economic Affairs, Regional Development and Energy Hubert Aiwanger. After a personal meeting of the German side with thePrime Minister of Tatarstan Aleksey Pesoshin, a bilateral economic forum was opened. It was visited by correspondents of Realnoe Vremya.