September 15, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov met with John Beyrle, the Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the United States of America to the Russian Federation. The meeting was held at the RT House of Government. Rustam Minnikhanov and John Beyrle discussed issues related to the development of entrepreneurship in the republic, contribution of Tatarstan’s SMEs to the Russian economy. “It is of great importance for us today to create favourable environment for the development of small and medium-sized business. It helps to improve the quality of lifestyle and gives the opportunity to people to gain entrepreneurial skills,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.