Tatarstan Premier Ildar Khalikov: 2,3 bln. roubles to be drawn at Universiade objects in August, 2,7 bln. roubles – in September
23 August 2011, Tuesday
“Telebridge” between Chinese Shenzhen and Tatarstan capital - Kazan was held on August 23 after the ceremony of transfeering FISU flag from China to the country that will host 27th World summer student sport games - Universiade 2013.
In Kazan equipment for telebridge was set in the building of Executive office of Universiade 2013 (Peterburgskaya st.). Representatives of federal and republican mass media, executives of Ministry of youth affairs, sport and tourism, RT Premier Ildar Khalikov took part in video conference.
On the part of Shenzhen First deputy chairman of RF Government - Head of organization committee on preparation and holding Universiade-2013 in Kazan Igor Shuvalov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and journalists accredited at actions within the limits of Universiade-2011 in Shenzhen participated in the event.
Head of RT Government Ildar Khalikov congratulated whole country on excellent performance of Russian team at Universiade-2011 in Shenzhen and noted that Tatarstan made a considerable contribution - 20 medals 10 of which are golden.
“Everyone should fell comfortable at forthcoming Universiade in Kazan including sportsmen, guests and citizens of the city”, - Ildar Khalikov stressed. By his words, construction of 28 sport objects of 32 has now been completed. Works on football stadium for 45 000 places, Palace of water sports Centre of gymnastics and third cluster of Universiade Village are underway. At the same time operations at 155 objects of transport infrastructure are being implemented. 2,3 bln. roubles will be drawn at objects in August, 2,7 bln. roubles – in September.
A solemn ceremony of transferring FISU flag from China to Russia took place in Shenzhen on August 23 within the ceremony of closing World summer student games 2011. Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin received the flag from Mayor of Shenzhen.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials