President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov answers questions of editor-in-chief of “Rossiyaskaya Gazeta” Vladislav Fronin

Preparation for summer Universiade 2013 in Kazan was the main topic of interview of RT President Rustam Minnikhanov to editor-in-chief of “Rossiyaskaya Gazeta” Vladislav Fronin.
The interview was held in format of business lunch in House of RT Government.

Head of republic told about construction of sport objects within the limits of preparation for Universiade and their use in future, project “Universiade Village” and sport teams of republic. In particular, he told about football club “Rubin” and elite sport.

According to Rustam Minnikhanov, experience of Shenzhen (China) where 26th World student sport games 2011 took place will be used in Tatarstan. He told that during the trip to Shenzhen Tatarstan specialists learnt about preparation of Chinese colleagues for summer Universiade 2011 and saw some “weak points”.

Such issues as modernization of Kazan transport network, reconstruction of international airport “Kazan” and railway station of Tatarstan capital were discussed during the business lunch.
President of Tatarstan also answered questions about this year’s harvest and development of agro-industrial sector of republic on the whole.

Rustam Minnikhanov and Vladislav Fronin discussed as well situation at the oil market.