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On July 20, at a session of the organizing committee of the 16th FINA World Championship and FINA World Masters Championship in Kazan, Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov said that 2,651 sportsmen from 190 countries will arrive in Kazan to take part in the event.

On July 19, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, who arrived on a working visit in Buryatia, was met by Head of the republic Vyacheslav Nagovitsyn at “Baikal” international airport.

On July 19, the 15th Federal Sabantui opened in Krasnoyarsk. The holiday was organized with the auspices of the Krasnoyarsk region and the Republic of Tatarstan. Festive celebrations dedicated to cultural traditions of the Tatar people started with a performance of artists from Tatarstan and Krasnoyarsk. Representatives of Tatar diaspora from 36 Russian regions, 500 artists from Tatarstan came to Krasnoyarsk to take part in the federal Sabantui.

On July 18, at a regional meeting held by Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Construction of the republic Irek Faizullin reported that 100 multi-family houses will be built under social mortgage programme in Tatarstan in 2016.

On July 18, at a regional meeting at Tatarstan Government House, Minister of Construction of the republic Irek Faizullin reported that the State Construction Supervision and Inspection Service revealed 83 violations in the sphere of labour protection and drew up 36 protocols on administrative offences.

On July 17, Russian Minister of Energy Aleksandr Novak, Russian Presidential Envoy in Volga Federal District Mikhail Babich, Interim President of the Republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov, Head of Elabuga region Gennady Emelyanov, Director General of OAO “Grid company” Ilshat Fardiev took part in opening of substation 500 kV Shelokov in Alabuga Specialized Economic Zone.