Rustam Minnikhanov visits a number of Universiade competitions in Kazan
11 July 2013, Thursday
On July 11 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov visited a number of competitions, including wrestling, beach volleyball and badminton final match, being held in Kazan within the framework of Summer Universiade.
Rustam Minnikhanov together with the President of Russian Wrestling Federation Mikhail Mamiashvili watched free-style wrestling qualification tournaments at Ak Bars Wrestling Palace.
Rustam Minnikhanov also visited the beach volleyball match between Russian and Oman men’s teams. Russia's beach volleyball players Yury Bogatov and Sergey Prokopyev won the match.
Rustam Minnikhanov shared his impressions about the quality of TV broadcasting of Universiade competitions with journalists.
At Tennis Academy Rustam Minnikhanov together with Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko and FISU President Claude-Louis Gallien watched final women’s doubles match between China and South Korea. The South Korean couple won the match.
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On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.