Rustam Minnikhanov tells Minister of Sport of Russian Federation about preparation for XVI World Aquatics Championship in 2015
2 February 2015, Monday
On February 2, in Moscow, Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko and Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov took part in the meeting on preparation for XVI World Aquatics Championship to be hosted in Kazan in 2015.
Deputy Minister of Sports of Russia Natalya Parshikova, Tatarstan Minister of construction, architecture and housing and utilities Irek Faizullin, Tatarstan Minister of Youth Affairs and Sport Vladimir Leonov and other Russian and Tatarstan officials discussed the process of preparation for the Championship, fulfilled work on sports venues to be used during the Championship. They also considered the budget of competitions and proposed not to cut it.
To the point, it was agreed that the regular session on preparation and holding of XVI World Aquatics Championship will be held in March, 2015 in Kazan with participation of Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko.
Tatarstan President’s Press Office, Elena Britvina
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