Tatarstan initiates holding of annual All-Russian sport forum in Kazan
23 March 2009, Monday
Such information has been provided by RT Prime Minister Rustam Minnikhanov in Sochi at a field session of the Physical Culture and Sport Council under Russian President.
Head of Tatarstan government briefly informed the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on construction of objects for Universiade-2013. Later, he reminded that earlier RT President Mintimer Shaimiev had addressed Dmitry Medvedev on subject of holding the annual All-Russian sport forum. He suggested holding it in October, 2009 in Kazan.
“Tatarstan citizens are striving for worthy preparation for Universiade-2013 and to carry out the event at a high level”, - Rustam Minnikhanov said. He believes that holding of sport forums is to become one of the efficient ways to get ready for sport competitions of world scale.
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
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