Rustam Minnikhanov pays one-day working visit to Brazil

14 July 2014, Monday

Yesterday, on June 13, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov arrived on a one-day working in Brazil visit to attend the closing ceremony of the 2014 FIFA World Cup in Rio de Janeiro.

President of the Russian Federation Vladimir Putin also attended the closing ceremony, which concluded with Brazil passing the relay to Russia to host the 2018 World Cup.

The ceremony took place at Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro which also hosted the 2014 World Cup final between Germany and Argentina, ending in a 1-0 victory for Germany.

Vladimir Putin’s speech at the ceremony handing the relay for hosting the FIFA World Cup from Brazil to Russia is available at the official website of the President of Russia http://www.kremlin.ru/news/46214.
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