President of Tatarstan inspects operation of new sport complexes in Kazan
19 June 2012, Tuesday
President of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov has made a working detour of sport objects in Kazan. Head of republic was accompanied by RT Vice-premier Asgat Safarov, Tatarstan prosecutor Kafil Amirov, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin, Minister of construction, architecture, housing and utilities Irek Faizullin, Minister of youth affairs, sport and tourism Rafis Burganov.
The Tatarstan President has visited sport complex “Triumph”, indoor swimming pool “Olimp”, indoor swimming pool “Akcharlak”, indoor swimming pool “Burevestnik”, sport complex “Bustan”, sport complex “Tozuche” and sport complex “Moskva”. All the mentioned buildings were constructed within the limits of preparation for World summer Universiade 2013 and are now being actively used.
Rustam Minnikhanov inspected utility premises, saw the equipment, listened to chiefs of operating organizations regarding current problems and asked about construction defects revealed upon operation. Representatives of the Ministry of emergency situations made comments on some objects in terms of ensuring fire safety.
Head of Tatarstan required from contract organizations engaged in construction to eliminate announced defects and coordinate all needed engineering solutions with designers.
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