Vitaly Mutko: I am sure that the FINA world aquatics championship in Kazan will be held to the highest standard
24 April 2015, Friday
On April 24, speaking at a meeting of the Organizing Committee on preparation and holding of the XVI FINA world aquatics championship in Kazan said that he is sure that the championship will be held to the highest level.
Our task is to organize this sports event at the highest level, Acting Tatarstan President Rustam Minnikhanov said. He noted that first of all it concerns the coordinated work of transport infrastructure, competent work of event managers and many other issues.
Tatarstan has experience of holding mega sports events, he said. The sports infrastructure created for the 2013 Universiade will be in demand during the world aquatics championship.
In his turn Mutko said that a number of major international sports events are planned to be held in Russia up to 2021. But this year's FINA World Championships in Kazan will be the main of them, he added.
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
On 24 April in the Government House of the republic, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin held a joint meeting the Council for Enforcement of Legislation of Languages of Tatarstan and the organizational committee for celebrations of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay which summarized results of work of the regional law enforcement on official languages of the republic and considered progress of the implementation of the plan of main events for preparation and celebration of the 140th birthday of Gabdulla Tukay .
On 21 April, speaking at a briefing in the Government House of the republic, the Head of the Russian Federal Tax Service for Tatarstan Marat Safiullin said that slightly more than one week is left to file an income tax return for 2025 with the tax service. According to the results of the tax campaign 5.5.bn rubles should come to the regional budget, he said and informed who should submit declarations and who is entitled to benefits.
On 13 April in his congratulatory address on the occasion of the Maecenas and Benefactor Day, Tatarstan Prime Minister Aleksey Pesoshin congratulated residents of the republic with the event and wrote: "Tatarstan has always been known for its generous and kind-hearted people who are ready to help the needy and support important social, cultural and educational projects. We all remember with gratitude the outstanding philanthropists – the Akchurin brothers, the Alafuzovs, and the Ushkovs, whose good deeds and generous donations contributed to the development of culture, education, and healthcare in our republic. The glorious traditions are continued by modern philanthropists and patrons of Tatarstan.