President of Tatarstan meets with FIFA inspection commission

President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has met with members of the FIFA inspection commission of the World Football Cup 2018 in Kazan.

Tatarstan Vice-premier Asgat Safarov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin, Minister of transport and road construction Lenar Safin, Chief of Executive office Universiade – 2013 Vladimir Leonov attended the meeting at the RT Government House.

The inspection commission is making a trip around cities meant to host games of the World Cup 2018. The commission consists of Chief of the organization department of the World Cup 2014, 2018 and 2022 Jürgen Müller, Manager of project management of the organization department of the World Cup 2014, 2018 and 2022 Nick Lau, and Director General of the organizing committee “Russia-2018” Alexei Sorokin.

President of Tatarstan welcomed members of the delegation noting that Kazan is actively preparing for Universiade-2013 and the best part of sport and transport infrastructure will be finished long before the World Football Cup.

A large amount of work on attracting tourists is performed in republic, Rustam Minnikhanov informed. Moreover, he assured members of the inspection commission that republican leadership would take into account all comments made during the current inspection visit.

Director General of the organizing committee “Russia-2018” Alexei Sorokin stressed that Kazan is one of the well-prepared cities for holding major sport competitions.

According to Chief of Executive office Universiade – 2013 Vladimir Leonov, the delegation will visit fan zone and stadium under construction. Presentation of the republican capital as the city participating in the World Football Cup 2018 will be held in the City hall afterwards.