Rustam Minnikhanov speaks at session of FISU executive committee to support Krasnoyarsk as a candidate city for hosting winter Universiade 2019
9 November 2013, Saturday
On November 9 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov spoke at a session of FISU executive committee in Brussels (Belgium) where he went with official Russian delegation to take part in presentation of Krasnoyarsk as a candidate city for hosting winter Universiade 2019.
Rustam Minnikhanov reminded that 27th World summer student games were successfully held in Kazan in July 2013. “In May 2008 I promised to hold the best Universiade in the history of FISU, and our 5-year preparatory work finished on July 17. At every stage of our work Russian President and Government supported us,” Rustam Minnikhanov said.
Tatarstan President noted that the idea to host summer Universiade was positively taken by the population. “Besides new sports and urban infrastructure, we got a great experience of holding major sports international events, and we are ready to share it with Krasnoyarsk colleagues,” he added.
On May 26, speaking at a briefing in the Cabinet of Ministers of the republic held in a videoconference mode with participation of all municipal regions of Tatarstan and focused on events scheduled for June 1, International Children’s Day, as well as the implementation of the “Summer in Tatarstan” programme, Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva appealed that parents should closely supervise their children during recreational activities near water in order to prevent accidents.
On 18 May ay the CIPR conference in Nizhniy Nogorod the Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Roman Shaykhutdinov, the Rector of the Innopolis University Aleksandr Gasnikpov and the Vice-rector of the University Yevgeny Bobrov will take part at round tables session of the conference.
Experts will discuss the role of Tatarstan and Innopolis as one of the key technological centers of the country and how regional innovative platforms help to solve tasks of the whole Russian industry. A special emphasis will be placed on the digital transformation of the oil and gas sector and how large clusters and scientific and technological centers are becoming drivers of industry change.
On 16 May, speaking at a meeting in the Government House of the republic held by the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin with participation of the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Agriculture and Food of the republic Marat Zyabbarov reported that the sowing of spring crops is in full swing in the republic with 1m 38 thousand hectares or 61 per cent of the planned have been sown.
On May 14, on the sidelines of the XVII International Economic Forum “Russia-the Islamic World: KazanForum”, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Head of the Federal Service for Accreditation Dmitry Volvach signed an agreement on interaction and cooperation in the development of the halal industry.