The main contract for holding summer Universiade-2013 was signed in Kazan
11 October 2008, Saturday
The main contract for holding the 27th worldwide summer student games in 2013 was signed in Kazan town hall by George Killian, the President of International student sports Federation (FISU) – International University Sports Federation, Eric Saintrond FISU Secretary General, Igor Shuvalov, First Vice Premier of Russian Government, Oleg Matytsin, the President of Russian Student Sports Union, Rustam Minnikhanov, RT Prime Minister, Ilsur Metshin, Kazan Mayor.
Igor Shuvalov considers that Universiade-2013 will be held on the highest level. Russia has enough resources and possibilities to realize this serious project despite world financial crisis. This event is a joint project of Federal Center and the Republic of Tatarstan.
George Killian supposes that worldwide student games are important for development of the city where it’s organized. Many modern sport constructions are built for further usage.
Mintimer Shaimiev announced that the main thing is that Kazan won the right to hold Universiade-2013, it’s a great success. He thanked the President of FISU for giving a vote of confidence.
Igor Shuvalov, his attendants and officials of FISU observed sport constructions and objects which are being prepared for Universiade-2013.
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.
On 27 March, speaking at a ceremonial event dedicated to celebrations of the Day of Russian National Guard held at the Kazan City Hall with participation of the Chief of the Office of the Staff of the Rais of the republic Asgat Safarov, heads of law-enforcement bodies of the republic and veterans and employees of the territorial Directorate of the National Guard, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin said that the Russian National Guard Directorate for the republic Republic of Tatarstan is traditionally acknowledged as one of the best in the country.