Rustam Minnikhanov visits Coca-Cola park “V dvizhenii” in Kazan
22 September 2014, Monday
On September 22, Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov accompanied by Tatarstan Minister of Sport Vladimir Leonov and Head of Kazan Executive committee Denis Kalinkin visited Coca-Cola park “V dvizhenii” in Kazan.
«Coca-Cola Hellenic» Director General Stefanos Vafidis told Rustam Minnikhanov about the park that opened for the first time during the Olympic Games in Sochi. Kazan is the first city of a 4-year tour around Russian big cities.
Rustam Minnikhanov talked to young Kazan residents, who were playing sports and took pictures with them.
In the first pavilion, Rustam Minnikhanov was told about the history of Coca-Cola company and its sports activities, and shown some exhibits connected with Kazan Universiade and Olympic Games in Sochi, such as the Olympic Torch.
In the second pavilion the Olympic champion Aleksey Nemov presented interactive composition about doing sports at home. The guests also saw trainers simulating running, skating, skiing and swimming.
Coca-Cola park “V dvizhenii” will be open till September 28.
On 1 April Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin and Russian Minister of Healthcare Mikhail Murashko introduced Ayrat Farrakhov, who was appointed the Acting Rector of Kazan State Medical University (KSMU) to its staff.
In his speech Mikhail Murashko emphasized that today KSMU is rightfully considered one of the most respected in the country and said:”Ayrat (Zakievich) has been officially appointed the Acting Rector and I am sure that under his leadership the University will maintain the positions it has achieved and, of course, will continue its development.”
On 31 March in the Government House of the republic Tatarstan Deputy Prime Minister Leyla Fazleeva hold a meeting of the Commission on the Russian language under the Rais of Tatarstan, which considered key issues of supporting and developing Russian language, including new educational initiatives and discussed programmes of popularization of Russian literature and activities to preserve the language heritage.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Minister of Ecology and Natural Resources Azat Ziganshin informed that the regional central cleaning up action will be held in the republic on 25 April and clarified that the location of the national cleanup day will be announced later as the site will be chosen taking into account the opinions of Tatarstan residents.
On 28 March, speaking at a meeting held by Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin in the Government House of the republic with participation of the regional and the Acting Chairman of the State Council of the republic Marat Akhmetov and all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the regional Deputy Minister of Construction, Architecture and Housing Utilities Sector Damir Shaydullin informed about statistics on the collection of utility bills payments from the population and data on the payment discipline of enterprises and organizations of the republic.