Official presentation of 25 Hyundai Universe Luxury buses to Tatarstan transport companies in Universiade Village
24 October 2012, Wednesday
Official presentation of 25 Hyundai Universe Luxury buses to Tatarstan transport companies was held in Universiade Village in Kazan. Tatarstan’s Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov, Vice-chairman of Hyundai Motor Company Choi Han Young attended the event.
Ildar Khalikov informed that most of sport objects had opened their doors for Kazan citizens. Objects of road and transport infrastructure are to be completed this year. Besides, construction of new terminal and take-off runway of the International airport “Kazan” is nearly finished.
“Transport service is, of course, a very important moment for holding Universiade. We are glad to receive products of Hyundai Motor Company and test the vehicles now,” Ildar Khalikov said.
To the point, in accordance with the schedule prepared for Olympic and Paralympic Games in Sochi, test competitions will be held from October 2012 to March 2013. Vehicles being purchased for Universiade 2013 will also be used during these competitions.
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