Rustam Minnikhanov: “We are glad at victory of Dinamo-Kazan team at Russian Bandy Cup”
12 November 2013, Tuesday
On November 12 Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov congratulated Dinamo-Kazan bandy team on victory at Russian Bandy Cup 2013.
A solemn event in honour of the team was held at Kazan Kremlin with participation of Head of the Interior Ministry Artem Khokhorin, Mayor of Kazan Ilsur Metshin and Chief of Staff of Tatarstan President’s Office Asgat Safarov.
Tatarstan President said that such victories are achieved due to hard work of the team, coaches, management staff and sponsors. He added such events were especially important after summer Universiade 2013.
Rustam Minnikhanov presented state awards of the Republic of Tatarstan and Letters of Gratitude, and certificate for 3 mln rubles to members of the team.
Chairman of Dinamo-Kazan Guardian Board Irek Boguslavsky thanked for appreciation of activity of all members of the team, and presented the gold medal of Russian Cup to Rustam Minnikhanov on behalf of Russian Bandy Federation.
On 9 May Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin took part in a ceremony of laying flowers to the monument “The victorious soldier” dedicated to the celebrations of the Day of Victory in the Great Patriotic War (WW II) 1941-1945 and held at Arsk cemetery in Kazan.
On 8 May, speaking at a meeting held by the Rais (Head) of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and the regional Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, the Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector of the republic Marat Ayzatullin reported that capital overhaul of social facilities is in full swing in the republic with 170 educational facilities having been included into regional and federal programmes.
On 4 May at a briefing held in the Tatarstan Government House it was told that currently there are 92 combat veterans, the last witnesses of the Great Patriotic War (WW II) of 1941-1945, living in the republic. The briefing also informed about veterans’ support measures and how the republic is planning to celebrate the Victory Day on 9 May.
The Deputy Prime Minister of the republic Leyla Fazleeva told that names of 353 Heroes of the Soviet Union from Tatarstan “ are immortalized in street names, on memorials, in monuments and squares and, of course, in our memory”. “The Victory Day is the day of memory, mourning and joy. It is the event which today should be clearly understandable to all young people and younger generation of Tatarstan,” she said.
On 24 April, upon his arrival to the Kazan International Airport, the Defense Minister of China Dong Jun was welcomed by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin, representatives of the General Consulate of China in Kazan and other officials