Russian Minister of Sport Vitaly Mutko arrives in Kazan
24 April 2015, Friday
On April 24, Minister of Sport of Russia - Chairman of the Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the XVI FINA World Championships in Kazan Vitaly Mutko, who arrived on a working visit in Tatarstan, was met by Tatarstan Prime Minister Ildar Khalikov and other officials at the Kazan International Airport.
During his stay in Kazan Mutko will inspect the preparedness of sports facilities for holding the XVI FINA World Championships and take part in the opening ceremony of the FINA Diving World Series at the Palace of Water Sports. Moreover, the Minister will get acquainted with the activities of the Volga youth center and Volga State Academy of Physical Culture, Sports and Tourism.
Today, Mutko and Acting President of the republic of Tatarstan Rustam Minnikhanov will take part in a meeting of the Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the XVI FINA World Championships in Kazan.
On 10 March, speaking at a briefing dedicated to the development of the national Max messenger in Tatarstan and held in the Government House of the republic with all municipalities taking part in it via videoconference, the Minister of Digitalization of Public Administration, Information Technologies and Communication of the republic Ilya Nachvin informed that according to the data of March 2026 about 1.5m residents of Tatarstan use domestic Max messenger.
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