Vitaly Mutko awarded with the title “Honoured citizen of Kazan”
29 October 2013, Tuesday
On October 29 Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko was given the title “Honoured citizen of Kazan”. Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov and Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin took part in a solemn awarding ceremony at Kazan City Hall before a session of ANO “Organising committee “Russia 2018”.
“For the last few years we have been working together with Russian Ministry of Sport, and Vitaly Mutko was the person to supervise our joint project Universiade 2013. Now we see the main result of our work, we successfully held the Games,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
The President thanked Vitaly Mutko for his work, and reminded that new big sport events are coming.
Vitaly Mutko was recently appointed Chairman of organizing committee of the World Aquatics Championship 2015 in Kazan.
Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin welcomed Vitaly Mutko on behalf of all citizens and said that deputies of Kazan City Duma decided to award him with the title “Honoured citizen of Kazan”.
Vitaly Mutko said he was glad to be in Kazan again, and added: “Universiade 2013 seems to be the most successful project in the history of modern Russia. When implementing this project, we were one single team. I was glad to work with Tatarstan President and Mayor, and the Executive Office.” He wished good luck to Kazan citizens in their work for the benefit of the city and implement new large-scale projects.
Vitaly Mutko passed his testimonial he was given with the title to a basketball wheelchair club “Wings of Bars” and presented it to the team captain Andrey Chugunov.
“For the last few years we have been working together with Russian Ministry of Sport, and Vitaly Mutko was the person to supervise our joint project Universiade 2013. Now we see the main result of our work, we successfully held the Games,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
The President thanked Vitaly Mutko for his work, and reminded that new big sport events are coming.
Vitaly Mutko was recently appointed Chairman of organizing committee of the World Aquatics Championship 2015 in Kazan.
Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin welcomed Vitaly Mutko on behalf of all citizens and said that deputies of Kazan City Duma decided to award him with the title “Honoured citizen of Kazan”.
Vitaly Mutko said he was glad to be in Kazan again, and added: “Universiade 2013 seems to be the most successful project in the history of modern Russia. When implementing this project, we were one single team. I was glad to work with Tatarstan President and Mayor, and the Executive Office.” He wished good luck to Kazan citizens in their work for the benefit of the city and implement new large-scale projects.
Vitaly Mutko passed his testimonial he was given with the title to a basketball wheelchair club “Wings of Bars” and presented it to the team captain Andrey Chugunov.
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